{"product_id":"2940016741864","title":"TALES FROM THE WORKHOUSE","description":"This book contains first hand accounts of life in the workhouse, and enables you to see the workhouse through the eyes of people who experienced it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOOD\u003cbr\u003eI am fond of gruel\u003cbr\u003eSaltless gruel and dry bread\u003cbr\u003eSweetened gruel and diarrhoea\u003cbr\u003eSour gruel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSICKNESS\u003cbr\u003eRaw, festering sores\u003cbr\u003eThe tramp with diarrhoea\u003cbr\u003eAsking for the doctor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBATHING, UNDRESSING AND DRESSING\u003cbr\u003eDirty looking baths\u003cbr\u003eOur clothes were taken from us\u003cbr\u003e“Hurry up, women”\u003cbr\u003eWet clothes\u003cbr\u003eThe condition of the clothes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITIONS AND PEOPLE\u003cbr\u003eDo I look like a prostitute?\u003cbr\u003eWe were “only tramps”\u003cbr\u003eComing into contact with other men’s flesh\u003cbr\u003eThirst\u003cbr\u003e“Your neighbour breathed right into your face”\u003cbr\u003eBeing woken up throughout the night\u003cbr\u003ePunished for being cheeky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEDS AND BEDDING\u003cbr\u003eThe wire mattress\u003cbr\u003eThe wire pillow – a cruel invention\u003cbr\u003eDirty blankets and hard beds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLABOUR\u003cbr\u003ePicking oakum\u003cbr\u003eStone-breaking in Paddington work house\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA NIGHT IN A WORKHOUSE\u003cbr\u003eYou’ve missed your gruel\u003cbr\u003eA stain of blood bigger than a man's hand\u003cbr\u003eFilthy anecdotes\u003cbr\u003eThe swearing club\u003cbr\u003eChecking for lice\u003cbr\u003eThree fourths of a pint of gruel in a yellow basin\u003cbr\u003eMilling with the crank-handle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CRAWLERS: THE WOMAN UNABLE TO GET ADMISSION TO THE WORKHOUSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101569630448,"sku":"2940016741864","price":2.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016741864_p0.jpg?v=1763641213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016741864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}