Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women"An account of Charles Dickens' work with destitute girls and young women in mid-eighteenth century London. With support from the millionairess Angela Burdett Coutts, he established a 'safe' house for young women in Shepherd's Bush where they were taken from lives of prostitution and crime and trained for useful employment."--Borders website. |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
A Rainy Day on the Calcutta 1 | 11 |
Where to Go? 7 | 11 |
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