Round about a Pound a Week by Mrs. Pember Reeves
"Round about a Pound a Week" by Mrs. Pember Reeves is a social survey published in 1913. This groundbreaking Fabian Society study follows several dozen "respectable poor" working-class families in Lambeth, London, where breadwinners earned roughly a pound weekly. Despite stable employment, one in five children died at birth. Through detailed family budgets and observations of daily struggles—from food rationing to pawning boots—the work reveals appalling conditions and argues for government reforms
including child benefits and school dinners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pember Reeves, Mrs., 1865-1953 |
|---|---|
| Title | Round about a Pound a Week |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_About_a_Pound_a_Week |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production |
| Subject | Working class -- England -- London |
| Subject | Cost and standard of living -- England -- London |
| Subject | London (England) -- Economic conditions |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 58691 |
| Release Date | Jan 13, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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