… the coffin house was popular because it offered an economical and mid-range solution for homeless clients …
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Sand3rs@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I pulled up the Wikipedia article for the 4 penny coffins and found that George Orwell is one of the references for it. Thought that was interesting. Here’s the page en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_penny_coffin
Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
60d@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
What a nice humanitarian gesture these are. Something Bill Gates would do instead of paying his taxes.
horseloaf@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Another great source is Henry Mayhew’s “London Labour and the London Poor”. …wikipedia.org/…/London_Labour_and_the_London_Poo…
bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 4 weeks ago
The reference is from his first book which was all about his experiences living with the downtrodden in Paris and London. In fact that’s why he used the pen name George Orwell - he didn’t want to risk harming the reputation of his middle class family.