Life and Labour of the People in London
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Life and Labour of the People in London is a pioneering multi-volume social survey that systematically documented the living and working conditions of London’s population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life and Labour of the People in London canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life and Labour of the People in London Context triple: [Charles Booth, notableWork, Life and Labour of the People in London]
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A.
The Condition of the Working Class in England
The Condition of the Working Class in England is an 1845 socio-economic study by Friedrich Engels that exposes the harsh living and labor conditions of the industrial proletariat in 19th-century England.
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B.
Letters on the Factory Act
"Letters on the Factory Act" is a 19th-century pamphlet in which economist Nassau William Senior critiques British factory labor regulations and their economic consequences.
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C.
The Cry of the Children
The Cry of the Children is a socially critical poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that condemns the exploitation of child labor during the Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is a historical novel by Charles Dickens that dramatizes social unrest and religious tension in late 18th-century England.
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E.
The Road to Wigan Pier
The Road to Wigan Pier is a 1937 non-fiction book by George Orwell that documents the harsh living conditions of the English working class in the industrial North and reflects on socialism in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life and Labour of the People in London Target entity description: Life and Labour of the People in London is a pioneering multi-volume social survey that systematically documented the living and working conditions of London’s population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
The Condition of the Working Class in England
The Condition of the Working Class in England is an 1845 socio-economic study by Friedrich Engels that exposes the harsh living and labor conditions of the industrial proletariat in 19th-century England.
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B.
Letters on the Factory Act
"Letters on the Factory Act" is a 19th-century pamphlet in which economist Nassau William Senior critiques British factory labor regulations and their economic consequences.
-
C.
The Cry of the Children
The Cry of the Children is a socially critical poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that condemns the exploitation of child labor during the Industrial Revolution.
-
D.
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is a historical novel by Charles Dickens that dramatizes social unrest and religious tension in late 18th-century England.
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E.
The Road to Wigan Pier
The Road to Wigan Pier is a 1937 non-fiction book by George Orwell that documents the harsh living conditions of the English working class in the industrial North and reflects on socialism in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
empirical study
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multi-volume work ⓘ social survey ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| aim |
to document living conditions of London’s population
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to document working conditions of London’s population ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charles Booth’s poverty maps of London ⓘ |
| author | Charles Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dataSource |
direct observation
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household surveys ⓘ interviews ⓘ official statistics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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social history ⓘ sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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social science literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
volumes on industry and labour
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volumes on poverty and the poor ⓘ volumes on religious influences ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the development of modern social statistics
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informed early 20th-century welfare and social policy discussions ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of poverty lines and measures
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later social surveys in Britain ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
living conditions in London
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poverty in London ⓘ social class in London ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ working conditions in London ⓘ |
| methodology |
empirical data collection
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mapping of poverty ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ systematic social survey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed classification of social classes
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influence on social reform debates in Britain ⓘ pioneering large-scale urban social research ⓘ |
| placeOfStudy | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Life and Labour of the People in London Description of subject: Life and Labour of the People in London is a pioneering multi-volume social survey that systematically documented the living and working conditions of London’s population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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