Workhouse Characters, and other sketches of the life of the poor
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1. Front matter2. WORKHOUSE CHARACTERS AND OTHER SKETCHES OF THE LIFE OF THE POOR BY MARGARET WYNNE NEVINSON3. PREFACE4. EUNICE SMITH—DRUNK5. DETAINED BY MARITAL AUTHORITY6. A WELSH SAILOR7. THE VOW8. BLIND AND DEAF9. "AND, BEHOLD, THE BABE WEPT"10. "MARY, MARY, PITY WOMEN!"11. THE SUICIDE12. PUBLICANS AND HARLOTS13. OLD INKY14. A DAUGHTER OF THE STATE15. IN THE PHTHISIS WARD16. AN IRISH CATHOLIC17. AN OBSCURE CONVERSATIONIST18. MOTHERS19. "YOUR SON'S YOUR SON"20. "TOO OLD AT FORTY"21. IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM22. THE SWEEP'S LEGACY23. AN ALIEN[1]24. "WIDOWS INDEED"25. THE RUNAWAY26. "A GIRL! GOD HELP HER!"27. ON THE PERMANENT LIST28. THE PAUPER AND THE OLD-AGE PENSION[2]29. THE EVACUATION OF THE WORKHOUSE