How Brutal was a Victorian Man's Life? A Shocking Eyewitness Account

The brutal true life story of a Victorian man recorded by a 19th Century journalist. Press-ganged into the Royal Navy as a boy, he lived an extraordinary life on sea and land, before finding himself old and poor on the mean streets of London fighting to survive.

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CC BY - A greenwich pensioner, Greenwich Hosptial visit, Men fishing for whale, Boy crossing sweepers, Inspection of foreign cattle at Metropolitan Cattle Market, Lodging House in Field Lane by Wellcome Collection
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