Sketches by Boz
About this book
How much is conveyed in those two short words - 'The Parish!' And with how many tales of distress and misery, of broken fortune and ruined hopes, too often of unrelieved wretchedness and successful knavery, are they associated! A poor man, with small earnings, and a large family, just manages to live on from hand to mouth, and to procure food from day to day; he has barely sufficient to satisfy the present cravings of nature, and can take no heed of the future.
Details
- First published
- 1800
- OL Work ID
- OL8721464W
Subjects
Social life and customsFictionClassic LiteratureBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)England, fictionLondon (england), fictionFiction, historical, generalGreat britain, social life and customs, fictionManners and customsFiction, short stories (single author)English literatureEnglish fictionCooperative Agriculture