Homelessness books

John Cary's ""An Essay Towards Regulating the Trade, And Employing the Poor of this Kingdom"" offers a fascinating...  Read More >>

""The Early History of English Poor Relief"" by E.M. Leonard explores the origins and evolution of social welfare...  Read More >>

""The Peril and the Preservation of the Home: Being the William L. Bull Lectures for the Year 1903"" by Jacob August...  Read More >>

Octavia Hill (1838–1912) was a social reformer, appalled by London slum conditions. These articles trace the history...  Read More >>

""Notes on Old Edinburgh"" by Isabella L. Bird offers a compelling glimpse into the social conditions of 19th-century...  Read More >>

""A Day with a Tramp, and other days"" by Walter A. Wyckoff offers a compelling glimpse into the life of a hobo...  Read More >>

In ""What Shall We Do?"", Leo Tolstoy delves into the pressing social issues of 19th-century Russia, offering a...  Read More >>

""The Workers: An Experiment in Reality: The East"" by Walter Augustus Wyckoff offers a compelling firsthand account...  Read More >>

""The Survey, Vol. 30, Number 6, May 10, 1913,"" edited by Paul Underwood Kellogg, offers a vital snapshot of social...  Read More >>

""Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes"" by Charles Elme Francatelli offers a fascinating glimpse into the...  Read More >>

Prisoners of poverty abroad by Helen Campbell. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1889...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

""Prisoners of Poverty: Women Wage-Workers, Their Trades and Their Lives"" by Helen Campbell offers a powerful examination...  Read More >>

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""What To Do?"" by Leo Tolstoy is a powerful exploration of social justice and inequality in 19th-century Moscow....  Read More >>

""A Tramp's Scraps"" by H. I. M. Self offers a unique glimpse into the lives of tramps and the realities of homelessness....  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1921 Original Publisher: Harper  Read More >>

In ""What Shall We Do?"", Leo Tolstoy delves into the pressing social issues of 19th-century Russia, offering a...  Read More >>

""Curiosities of Impecuniosity"" by H. G. Somerville offers a compelling glimpse into the financial difficulties...  Read More >>

Dive into the stark realities of pre-revolutionary Russia with Maksim Gorky's powerful drama, ""The Lower Depths:...  Read More >>

In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1891 Original Publisher: Bombay Gazette Steam Prtg....  Read More >>

""Workhouse Characters: and other sketches of the life of the poor"" by Margaret Wynne Nevinson offers a stark and...  Read More >>

Owen Kildare's powerful autobiography, ""My Mamie Rose: The Story of My Regeneration,"" offers a gripping account...  Read More >>