Down and Out in Eighteenth-Century London

London in the 18th century was the greatest city in the world. It was a magnet that drew men and women from the rest of England in huge numbers. For a few the streets were paved with gold, but for the majority it was a harsh world with little guarantee of money or food. For the poor and destitute, London''s streets offered little more than the barest living. Yet men, women and children found ...