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Vicky Holmes
Living with lodgers [PDF ebook]
Household economy and social relations in working-class Victorian England

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For the Victorian working class, lodging in someone else’s home was commonplace. Yet, despite their prevalence, lodgers and their householders have received little scholarly attention. Drawing on hundreds of coroners’ inquests reported in the Victorian press,
Living with lodgers traverses many domestic dwelling lodgings in England at this time, providing an extraordinary, intimate portrayal of the lives of the inhabitants therein.

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Table of Content

Introduction
1 The necessary lodger
2 The necessity for lodgings
3 The lodging exchange
4 Compromised spaces?
5 Beyond the boundaries
6 Notice to quit
Conclusion

About the author

Vicky Holmes is an adjunct Assistant Professor in History at Notre Dame London, The University of Notre Dame (USA) in England

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 184 ● ISBN 9781526170279 ● File size 4.6 MB ● Publisher Manchester University Press ● City Manchester ● Country GB ● Published 2025 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 10187502 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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