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Orphans of Empire: The Fate of London’s Foundlings

by Helen Berry

Eighteenth-century London was teeming with humanity, and poverty was never far from politeness. Legend has it that, on his daily commute through this thronging metropolis, Captain Thomas Coram witnessed one of the city’s most shocking sights — the widespread abandonment of infant corpses by the roadside. He could have just passed by. Instead, he devised a pl

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication date

Jun 11, 2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

384

ISBN

9780198758488