Project Gutenberg 2015-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 193 Sims, George R. 1847 1922 Sims, G. R. (George Robert) Sims, George Robert How the Poor Live; and, Horrible London 1889 Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "How the Poor Live; and, Horrible London" by George R. Sims is a social commentary written in the late 19th century. This work aims to expose the dire living conditions of the impoverished in London's slums, providing a detailed account of their daily struggles and the societal neglect they face. Sims employs a mix of empathy and humor to humanize the subjects he encounters, shedding light on the often-overlooked realities of urban poverty. At the start of the narrative, Sims prepares the reader for an unsettling exploration of life in the slums, declaring his intention to document the grim and challenging journey through these "dark continents" of poverty just outside bustling London. He introduces us to various inhabitants, including a sickly mother struggling to care for her children in deplorable housing, emphasizing the shocking state of their living conditions. Through vivid descriptions of cramped, filthy rooms and the complex web of social issues plaguing the area, Sims lays bare the hardships of the poor, intertwining accounts of humor and pathos that elicit both sympathy and outrage. The opening serves not only as an introduction to the lives of the poor but as a call to action for readers to confront the uncomfortable truths of urban inequality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poor -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century Public housing -- England -- London HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 355824 355825 2024-09-20T16:24:44.400271 2023-09-21T12:42:55.573021 text/html text/html 357515 2016-05-06T09:21:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 401344 2016-05-06T09:22:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445813 2024-09-20T16:24:48.877330 application/epub+zip 449233 2024-09-20T16:24:45.170316 application/epub+zip 195580 2024-09-20T16:24:44.790276 application/epub+zip 552128 2024-09-20T16:24:52.113232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524021 2024-09-20T16:24:48.457272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271927 2022-09-22T14:34:28.749468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307345 307268 2024-09-20T16:24:43.938279 2023-09-21T12:42:55.097993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307541 2016-05-06T09:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119433 2016-05-06T09:22:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18430 2024-09-20T16:24:52.239231 application/rdf+xml 17690 2024-09-20T16:24:44.885285 image/jpeg 3003 2024-09-20T16:24:44.841272 image/jpeg 403581 2024-09-20T16:24:44.436280 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia