num_pages: 266
description: A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
language: English
title: The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century
titlecomplete: The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century
genres: Class, History, Sociology, British Literature, Politics, Read For School, Nonfiction, Poverty, Memoir
ratings_count: 222
publisher: Penguin Books