Wuthering Heights - Socio-His
Title: Wuthering Heights - Socio-His
Category: /Literature/Novels
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Wuthering Heights - Socio-His
Category: /Literature/Novels
Details: Words: 656 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Wuthering Heights - Socio-Historical Background
Wuthering Heights During the nineteenth century England experienced a flood of migrants into the capital city of London-330,000 to be exact. Of these 330,000, 46,000 came from Ireland to escape famine and, ultimately, death. Migrants continued to take over the city and by the year 1881, London"s population had increased from one million to about 4.5 million. Unemployed workers swarmed the city in hopes to find jobs in the new industrialized economy. Development
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Bronte. Women were the guiding forces for men and children during this era.
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