The People of the Abyss Chapter Sixteen - Property versus People
In which the stark imbalance of justice within a property-obsessed civilisation is laid bare, revealing how crimes against possessions are met with stern punishment while grievous assaults upon person...
19 Sep 9min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Thirteen - Dan Cullen, Docker
In which the life and decline of Dan Cullen, a self-educated docker and labour leader, are vividly portrayed through the grim confines of his squalid lodgings and the harsh indifference of the world a...
18 Sep 9min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Fourteen - Hops and Hoppers
In which the exiled toilers of London’s dank streets heed the urgent call of the hop fields in Kent, only to find themselves ill-fitted and ill-paid for the cruel toil beneath open skies, their bodies...
18 Sep 14min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Eleven - The Peg
In which a weary wanderer seeks refuge at a Salvation Army breakfast for the destitute, only to find not solace but a rigid regimen of waiting, preaching, and meagre fare that tests the patience and d...
17 Sep 21min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Twelve - Coronation Day
In which the bustling splendour and martial display of a grand Coronation parade unfolds, juxtaposed starkly against the plodding toil and abject misery of London’s East End, drawing a sombre parallel...
17 Sep 25min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Nine - The Spike
In which a weary line of destitute men gathers at a London casual ward, their ragged lives marked by disease, injury, and broken hopes, sharing tales of hardship and fleeting brotherhood as they seek ...
16 Sep 26min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Ten - Carrying the Banner
In which the night's stormy streets of London reveal a grim parade of the homeless, driven to wander ceaselessly by vigilant policemen and shut from shelter, their weariness etched deep amid the indif...
16 Sep 8min
The People of the Abyss Chapter Seven - A Winner of the Victoria Cross
In which a worn and battle-scarred veteran, marked by honour yet cast aside by society, laments the cruel fate of old age and destitution as he and others await admission to a pauper’s casual ward; am...
15 Sep 10min
