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Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection - Charles Dickens - Book 18, Volume 1, Part 2

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The Conditions in the Workhouse

This chapter describes the bleak living conditions and the different rooms within a workhouse. The narrator observes the grief of a nurse, the chatter of old women, the dinner of poor penitents, and the noise of madwomen. They express concern about the conditions for paupers compared to dishonest felons, but note that the pauper children appear to be well cared for.

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