Hey there everyone! So anyone that knows me, knows I love learning about the 3rd class aka Working Class. I don't know if it's because of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist, or just because of the sheer resilience these people had that makes them awe inspiring to me. Anyway here is my research, feel free to delve, dig, and enjoy the dirt and grime!
30 Days of Filth Blog Tour - Ok this is an interesting find as it digs deep into just why the slum living conditions were the way they were. Did you know the dirt and grime exponentially increased because dustmen (hired to remove fireplace waste and even in some occasions human and animal excrement (See 24 Hours in The Past) refused to go to the slums to gather. Why? Because the poor people could not afford them a 'sparrow,' or a tip of a few pennies. Dust men being very poor, as their trade was so basic, readily depended on 'sparrows.' To cope with the lack of clean up and to keep their own home clean ally ways and basements became makeshift rubbish bins, which built up in mass quantities over time. Thus, stink, dirt, and grime!
Victorian Slum House - Right so it's five episodes long, with each episode exploring a decade of the Victorian era starting in the 1860s, and it's honestly one of my favorite shows to watch in regards to the period. If your not familiar with the BBC House series, what they do is they take modern day families and make them live in a particular historical period. Check it out!
24 Hours In The Past - This show you can watch for free on Youtube, it is like Victorian Slum House except instead of modern families, it puts British celebrities in Victorian slum conditions. It consists of 4 episodes, and each one has a different work environment. Episode 1 is a dust yard. Episode two is a Coaching Inn. Episode three is a brick kiln. Episode four is a workhouse!
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes - A big part of a culture lies in the food they eat. Granted it is easy to find meals eaten by the higher classes of society, but what about those who toil their lives way? Well I got your ticket right here! Check out this cookbook and if you dare a few of the recipes!
Learning To Cook With The Poor - This text gives you a bit more insight into the day to day, and I highly recommend if if your muse seems bogged down in all this filthy research as it is told in a story like fashion, and shows you a bit more of their humanity.
More to come!
30 Days of Filth Blog Tour - Ok this is an interesting find as it digs deep into just why the slum living conditions were the way they were. Did you know the dirt and grime exponentially increased because dustmen (hired to remove fireplace waste and even in some occasions human and animal excrement (See 24 Hours in The Past) refused to go to the slums to gather. Why? Because the poor people could not afford them a 'sparrow,' or a tip of a few pennies. Dust men being very poor, as their trade was so basic, readily depended on 'sparrows.' To cope with the lack of clean up and to keep their own home clean ally ways and basements became makeshift rubbish bins, which built up in mass quantities over time. Thus, stink, dirt, and grime!
Victorian Slum House - Right so it's five episodes long, with each episode exploring a decade of the Victorian era starting in the 1860s, and it's honestly one of my favorite shows to watch in regards to the period. If your not familiar with the BBC House series, what they do is they take modern day families and make them live in a particular historical period. Check it out!
24 Hours In The Past - This show you can watch for free on Youtube, it is like Victorian Slum House except instead of modern families, it puts British celebrities in Victorian slum conditions. It consists of 4 episodes, and each one has a different work environment. Episode 1 is a dust yard. Episode two is a Coaching Inn. Episode three is a brick kiln. Episode four is a workhouse!
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes - A big part of a culture lies in the food they eat. Granted it is easy to find meals eaten by the higher classes of society, but what about those who toil their lives way? Well I got your ticket right here! Check out this cookbook and if you dare a few of the recipes!
Learning To Cook With The Poor - This text gives you a bit more insight into the day to day, and I highly recommend if if your muse seems bogged down in all this filthy research as it is told in a story like fashion, and shows you a bit more of their humanity.
More to come!