THE VICTORIAN COMPROMISE

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities





THE SEASON OF LIGHT!!!!???
MATERIAL PROGRESS
THE RISING WEALTH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
THE EXPANDING POWER OF BRITAIN and  its EMPIRE
NEW FACTORIES
NEW TOWNS and CITIES
NEW INVENTIONS and DEVELOPMENTS

THE SEASON OF DARKNESS!!!!!????
DEPRIVATION, DISEASE and HIGH MORTALITY RATE
OVERCROWDED HOUSES in UGLY SLUMS
LACK OF HYGIENE
YOUNG CHILDREN FORCED TO WORK
LOW WAGES for all WORKERS
WOMEN and CHILDREN UNDERPAID
POVERTY WAS considered a CRIME
DEBTS were punished with IMPRISONMENT

Many reformers tried to improve and change the conditions for the working and lower classes, particularly in areas such as health and education.