The twisted tunnels /
Deary, Terry, 1946-
The twisted tunnels / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Helen Flook. - London : A. & C. Black, 2012. - 58 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Victorian tales. . - Deary, Terry, 1946- author. Victorian tales. .
Also published: London : Bloomsbury Education, 2016.
Jenny and her grandfather are toshers. They survive by finding things in the sewer - anything they can sell, and they can sell almost anything. It's a horrible life, but they are managing. Until the building of the London Underground Railway destroys huge parts of the slums and takes away even their meagre home. Fascinating story of the human cost of the Underground.
9781408154113 9781472939845
Ragpickers--England--London--Children's fiction.
Subways--History--England--London--Children's fiction.
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Children's fiction.
Historical fiction.
823.92
The twisted tunnels / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Helen Flook. - London : A. & C. Black, 2012. - 58 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Victorian tales. . - Deary, Terry, 1946- author. Victorian tales. .
Also published: London : Bloomsbury Education, 2016.
Jenny and her grandfather are toshers. They survive by finding things in the sewer - anything they can sell, and they can sell almost anything. It's a horrible life, but they are managing. Until the building of the London Underground Railway destroys huge parts of the slums and takes away even their meagre home. Fascinating story of the human cost of the Underground.
9781408154113 9781472939845
Ragpickers--England--London--Children's fiction.
Subways--History--England--London--Children's fiction.
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Children's fiction.
Historical fiction.
823.92