Pauper Voices, Public Opinion and Workhouse Reform in Mid-Victorian England

Peter Jones is a Research Associate at Nottingham Trent University, UK.Steven King is Professor of Economic and Social History at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

“This book is important for the fresh sources it uncovers, the methods it combines, and its core arguments. … This study suggests many promising paths for further research, and scholars of the Poor Law, poverty, welfare, and the press will find it valuable reading. I think it would also be an excellent book to teach about historiography, historical methods, and, of course, the Poor Law.” (Marjorie Levine-Clark, Victorian Studies, Vol. 64 (4), 2022)

• 1. From Resistance to Reform: Changing Attitudes to the New Poor Law Workhouse in England and Wales.- 2. Not That Joseph Rowntree: An Amateur Workhouse Inspector.- 3. Pauper Letter Writers, Public Opinion, and the Workhouse Experience.- 4. Bearing Witness.