[posted] Posted (#64469, Brassey)

[David Price]

Wages in 1873, by Thomas Brassey                                         64469
   [Subtitle: Address read before the Social Science Association at
              Norwich]
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/4/6/64469 ]
   [Files: 64469-0.txt; 64469-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: turned out that this is Thomas Brassey, M.P., 
who was the son of the famous engineer Thomas Brassey.  It's more 
economics than social science but it was frightening to know that in 1873 
10 year old kids works as 12 hour days, six days a week (in Belgium etc.) 
for very poor wages.  He mainly focuses on England and America, trades 
unions etc.

All the best,
David
Foggy England