The Seven Curses of London

About this eBook

Author

Greenwood, James, 1832-1929

Title

The seven curses of London

Credits

Transcribed from the [1869] edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare

Subject

London (England) -- Moral conditions

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45585

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45585

Release Date

May 5, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SEVEN CURSES OF LONDON.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.I.—Neglected Children. — CHAPTER I. STARTLING FACTS. — CHAPTER II. RESPECTING THE PARENTAGE OF SOME OF OUR GUTTER POPULATION. — CHAPTER III. BABY-FARMING. — CHAPTER IV. WORKING BOYS. — CHAPTER V. THE PROBLEM OF DELIVERANCE.
4. 4.II.—Professional Thieves. — CHAPTER VI. THEIR NUMBER AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES. — CHAPTER VII. HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE BRITISH THIEF. — CHAPTER VIII. JUVENILE THIEVES. — CHAPTER IX. THE THIEF NON-PROFESSIONAL. — CHAPTER X. CRIMINAL SUPPRESSION AND PUNISHMENT. — CHAPTER XI. ADULT CRIMINALS AND THE NEW LAW FOR THEIR BETTER GOVERNMENT.
5. 5.III.—Professional Beggars. — CHAPTER XII. THE BEGGAR OF OLDEN TIME. — CHAPTER XIII. THE WORK OF PUNISHMENT AND RECLAMATION. — CHAPTER XIV. BEGGING “DODGES.” — CHAPTER XV. GENTEEL ADVERTISING BEGGARS.
6. 6.IV.—Fallen Women. — CHAPTER XVI. THIS CURSE. — CHAPTER XVII. THE PLAIN FACTS AND FIGURES OF PROSTITUTION. — CHAPTER XVIII. THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE QUESTION. — CHAPTER XIX. SUGGESTIONS.
7. 7.V.—The Curse of Drunkenness. — CHAPTER XX. ITS POWER. — CHAPTER XXI. ATTEMPTS TO ARREST IT.
8. 8.VI.—Betting Gamblers. — CHAPTER XXII. “ADVERTISING TIPSTERS” AND “BETTING COMMISSIONERS.”
9. 9.VII.—Waste of Charity. — CHAPTER XXIII. METROPOLITAN PAUPERISM. — CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEST REMEDY.
10. 10.ADVERTISEMENTS

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