Round About a Pound a Week (Transaction Large Print Books)

"From 1909 to 1913 the Fabian Women's Group, part of the English Labour Party, recorded the daily budget of thirty families in the Lambeth (South London) area. The research covers married life. children, diet, work and just how close most of these families were to death ... and how they saved for the frequent burials. In these days it is difficult to realise just how low the expectations of the average family in London was. A book that contains the seed of personal undersanding and will certainly make you happy to live with what you have today. Steve James"
~ Written on 1998-08-30