Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women

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Methuen, 2008 - Literary Criticism - 287 pages
"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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A Rainy Day on the Calcutta 1
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