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'... the first notable scholarly work to concentrate exclusively upon nineteenth-century representations of vagrancy - and as such is a highly welcome addition to the wider domain of vagrancy studies, which has so far generally failed to cover this area in detail ... as well as offering a wide-ranging and clear account of some of the defining transitions in nineteenth-century attitudes towards vagrancy, alongside a nuanced analysis of how different authors responded to the figure of the vagrant, Vagrancy in the Victorian Age convincingly captures a sense of how attitudes towards vagrancy converged around adjacent prejudicial and subjugatory discourses, while simultaneously providing an opportunity for radical counter-trends to flourish.' Luke Lewin Davies, Journal of Victorian Culture Online '... combines small details and considerable analysis to build a taxonomy that is structurally holistic and, often, really quite moving.' Delphine Gatehouse, BAVS Newsletter

'… the first notable scholarly work to concentrate exclusively upon nineteenth-century representations of vagrancy - and as such is a highly welcome addition to the wider domain of vagrancy studies, which has so far generally failed to cover this area in detail … as well as offering a wide-ranging and clear account of some of the defining transitions in nineteenth-century attitudes towards vagrancy, alongside a nuanced analysis of how different authors responded to the figure of the vagrant, Vagrancy in the Victorian Age convincingly captures a sense of how attitudes towards vagrancy converged around adjacent prejudicial and subjugatory discourses, while simultaneously providing an opportunity for radical counter-trends to flourish.' Luke Lewin Davies, Journal of Victorian Culture Online '… combines small details and considerable analysis to build a taxonomy that is structurally holistic and, often, really quite moving.' Delphine Gatehouse, BAVS Newsletter 'a first-rate account of the causes of poverty in the nineteenth century, the reasons for the rapid growth of London street life during this time, the blundering attempts to alleviate the misfortunes of the 'worthy' poor and the misguided urge to punish and reject those who were deemed unworthy.' Ana Alicia Garza, Times Literary Supplement '… excellent … Robinson's book has set a very high benchmark for those that will undoubtedly follow in its wake.' Luke Seaber, Victorian Periodicals Review 'The meticulous research and nuanced discussion of vagrancy offered in Robinson's book thus adds to our understanding of Dickens's representations, while stimulating us to consider their significance further.' Tamara S. Wagner, Dickens Quarterly

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Alistair Robinson is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.

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