Living with lodgers: Household economy and social relations in working-class Victorian England

· Manchester University Press
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184
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For the Victorian working class, lodging in someone else’s home was commonplace. Yet, despite their prevalence, lodgers and their householders have received little scholarly attention. Drawing on hundreds of coroners’ inquests reported in the Victorian press, Living with lodgers traverses many domestic dwelling lodgings in England at this time, providing an extraordinary, intimate portrayal of the lives of the inhabitants therein.

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About the author

Vicky Holmes is an adjunct Assistant Professor in History at Notre Dame London, The University of Notre Dame (USA) in England

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