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The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century
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Product Description
A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #108798 in Books
- Published on: 1990-07-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Robert Roberts was an expert on adult literacy. He died in 1979.
Customer Reviews
a classic work of social history
I first read this fine book as a spotty teenager, it blew me away. I re-read it recently as a 30-something - and it blew me away again.
It is at heart a study of poor people in east Manchester in the early 20th Centure (where and when Roberts was growing up).
In my opinion, it provides insight into the poor of all cities, in all ages. Roberts is better on the nature or poor life than Orwell, Dickens, et al. For instance, he says working men in the terrible slums tended to avoid books - even when they were able to read - because they were afraid that other men would consider them effeminate.
There isn't a single inarticulate sentence. A great and sadly under-rated work.
from a hotel on honeymoon
i read this book on my honeymoon, it's beautifully and truthfully written and utterly evocative of the period. you don't need to be social historian to enjoy this book, but you will want to read more social history after it. so affecting, heartbreaking, yey quite unsentimental. i simply couldn't put it down until i'd finished it.
Fascinating
I read this book at college about 20 years ago, and looked everywhere for it since. It's nice to see it in print again so others can enjoy it. The author gives an account of life in Manchester in the first 20 years of the last century, and manages to bring this period to life. This is no dry history book, and is an ideal read for anyone wanting to know more about the more recent past.
