In Darkest London
IN DARKEST LONDON
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In Darkest London
by
MRS. CECIL CHESTERTON
LONDON
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First Published . . . March, 1926
New and Revised Edition, June, 1926
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY THE DEVONSHIRE PRESS, TORQUAY.
| Chap. | Page. | |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword | 11 | |
| I | "I walked with other souls in pain…" | 13 |
| II | The Fight to Work | 34 |
| III | The Hard-Faced Woman of Charity Square | 46 |
| IV | The House in Kennedy Court | 60 |
| V | The Price of a Bed | 79 |
| VI | The Black Plush Coat | 89 |
| VII | Knocking at the Gate | 111 |
| VIII | The Awful Business of the Door Handle | 126 |
| IX | Kitty and the Widow who Drugged | 150 |
| X | A Very Gallant Gentleman | 160 |
| XI | Womanhood—In Extremis | 184 |
| XII | A Word to the Well-Fed | 206 |
| XIII | The Trap of the Institution | 218 |
| XIV | At St. Crispin's | 233 |
| XV | The Whole Conclusion of the Matter | 244 |
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