How the Poor Live; and, Horrible London 1889

"How the Poor Live; and, Horrible London" by George R. Sims shines a light on the difficult lives of London's poor. The book, written in the late 19th century, talks about the tough living situations that many people faced in the city's slums. Sims tries to show the reader what it was like for these people in their day-to-day routines. He uses both understanding descriptions and also humor to show these people as real with real challenges, which encourages the reader to have empathy. It shares the brutal and challenging journey of the poor just outside of what was considered thriving London. The book tells of people who are suffering, like a sick mother trying to take care of her kids in terrible housing. It talks about the awful conditions with descriptions of small, dirty rooms and brings up the many social problems affecting the people. The beginning of the book is designed to make people recognize the realities of inequality in cities and to encourage them to do something about it.