How Long to Read The Workhouse System 1834-1929

How Long Does it Take to Read The Workhouse System 1834-1929?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read The Workhouse System 1834-1929 by M. A. Crowther

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

First published in 1981. Professor Crowther traces the history of the workhouse system from the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 to the Local Government Act of 1929. At their outset the large residential institutions were seen by the Poor Law Commissioners as a cure for nearly all social ills. In fact these formidable, impersonal, prison-like buildings – housing all paupers under one roof – became institutionalised: places where routine came to be an end in itself. In the early twentieth century some of the workhouses became hospitals or homes for the old or handicapped but many continued to form a residual service for those who needed long-term care. Crowther pays attention not only to the administrators but also to the inmates and their daily life. She illustrates that the workhouse system was not simply a nineteenth-century phenomenon but a forerunner of many of today’s social institutions.

How long is The Workhouse System 1834-1929?

The Workhouse System 1834-1929 by M. A. Crowther is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Workhouse System 1834-1929 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read The Workhouse System 1834-1929 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Workhouse System 1834-1929?

The Workhouse System 1834-1929 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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