Today on Project Gutenberg we have... The Bitter Cry of Outcast London by Andrew Mearns and William C. Preston "Being poor sucks" has always been a popular topic of nonfiction, and no one writes that genre quite like the Victorians. Today's example comes to us from 1883, and though it's not as elaborate as other … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #56
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Today on Project Gutenberg we have... The Checquers by James Runciman The full title of this book is The Chequers, being the Natural History of a Public House set forth in a Loafer's Diary. I'm going to cut right to the chase and refer to it as "Drinking Sucks And So Does Being Poor." It's … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #18
