"Children's Book" on life in victorian england

i did not know what life was like in victorian england for the poor before signing out this children's book.  a few years back an english professor told me that my writings on my own experiences with modern day poverty and homelessness made dicken's description of england look like a "walk in the park!"

I did not know until today that Dickens was considered a social critic like ehrenreich is in current times.  I consider myself a social critic.

Consider the so called "children's" section of the library even for adult subjects, it is an amazing way to learn!