The People of the Abyss

By Jack London

Subjects: Poor, england, london, Slums, Pauvres, British history, Agriculture, London (england), social conditions, history of London, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, Social conditions, History, Poor

Description: Book of Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote the experiences of living in the East End for months, staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote would be the same as would have supported an estimated 500,000 poor in London at the time.