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The Discourse of Desperation

Late 18th and Early 19th Century Letters by Paupers, Prisoners, and Rogues

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Ivor Timmis

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196 Seiten
7 Lesestunden

Kunst & Kultur
Lehrbücher
Sprachbücher & -lexika
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The book explores how the impoverished and desperate individuals of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries utilized their language skills to achieve essential practical objectives. It analyzes three collections of letters composed by the poor, shedding light on their communication strategies and the socio-economic context of their struggles.