Date: August 28th, 2008

How a slum dies: Part 1, in the 19th century

28 August, 2008 (07:24) | Cities, History, Slums, United Kingdom | No comments

 
Where do slums go to die?  And what kills them?
 
That question is raised by a provocative new book, The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum by Sarah Wise.  Although not yet published in the States, and hence unavailable to Your Humble Blogger, it’s the subject of an interesting review in The […]