Poverty and Prostitution York

This is a study of 1,400 prostitutes and brothel-keepers operating in a Victorian cathedral city over a half century. Based on evidence from a variety of sources, the conclusions reached challenge existing interpretations of the subject and show that it was far from being a healthy and comparatively harmless activity. The book is illustrated throughout with the histories of individual women, and contains fascinating photographic material.Finnegan, Frances is the author of 'Poverty and Prostitution York', published 1979 under ISBN 9780521224475 and ISBN 0521224470.