“There is something sinister about putting a leprechaun in a workhouse. The only solid comfort is that he certainly will not work.” — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“must necessarily be small; and those employed in every different branch of the work can often be collected into the same workhouse,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“She sold her hair; she sold her teeth, but it was never enough. The baby became lethargic and ceased to thrive. She… — Jennifer Worth Copy Share Image
I lived in a workhouse with my mum. Our room was a curtained cubicle and my dad lived in another wing. — David Essex Copy Share Image
“The reason why Jane’s spirit was not broken was that she had a secret. It was her own special secret and she… — Jennifer Worth Copy Share Image
“In large groups of enclosed people who were not allowed out, infectious diseases spread like wildfire. For example, in the 1880s in… — Jennifer Worth Copy Share Image
“Poverty ... is a most necessary and indispensable ingredient in society, without which nations and communities could not exist in a state… — Patrick Colquhoun Copy Share Image
