Forever young
Peter Pan is a character from the Victorian era in England. He is a boy who never grows up. Why does he not want to grow up?
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Many poor children had an unhappy childhood. They had poor luxuries, ate poor food and they were often hungry. They never went to school but began work as soon as they could walk. They worked from the age of four or five to feed themselves and their families in bad conditions. Their jobs weren't easy and were often dangerous.
A lot of children also worked in cotton factories. They worked long hours, sometimes 16 hours a day! They started at 5 in the morning and finished at 9 at night. They went into machines to clean them or fix the cotton threads when they broke. They did this when the machines worked. They had many accidents then.
Thousands of poor children lived and worked on the streets. The streets were very dirty. They sold matches, flowers, wood, muns, cleaned shoes or swept streets to make way for ladies and gentlemen.. Many of them were orphans. Some children stole or picked pockets to buy food and slept in the streets.
Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901. She ruled for more than 60 years. She had nine children.
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Oliver Twist is another character from Victorian literature. He shows the life of poor children in England
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The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one basin, and no more — except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.
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In Victorian times, many children were poor and hungry.
Growing up was difficult. In J. M. Barrie's story, Peter Pan wants to stay young to be free and happy.
The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one basin, and no more — except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.
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Forever young
Peter Pan is a character from the Victorian era in England. He is a boy who never grows up. Why does he not want to grow up?
Start the mission
Your mission
Discover why Peter Pan does not want to grow up.
Read a Victorian text
Discover childhood in Victorian times
Compare with Peter Pan
Next
Next
Many poor children had an unhappy childhood. They had poor luxuries, ate poor food and they were often hungry. They never went to school but began work as soon as they could walk. They worked from the age of four or five to feed themselves and their families in bad conditions. Their jobs weren't easy and were often dangerous.
A lot of children also worked in cotton factories. They worked long hours, sometimes 16 hours a day! They started at 5 in the morning and finished at 9 at night. They went into machines to clean them or fix the cotton threads when they broke. They did this when the machines worked. They had many accidents then.
Thousands of poor children lived and worked on the streets. The streets were very dirty. They sold matches, flowers, wood, muns, cleaned shoes or swept streets to make way for ladies and gentlemen.. Many of them were orphans. Some children stole or picked pockets to buy food and slept in the streets.
Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901. She ruled for more than 60 years. She had nine children.
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Poverty
Factory workers
Street children
Queen Victoria
Title
Title
Title
Title
Example of children jobs
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Next
Oliver Twist is another character from Victorian literature. He shows the life of poor children in England
Oliver twist
By CHARLES DICKENS (1837)
Next
Exctract
The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one basin, and no more — except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.
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In Victorian times, many children were poor and hungry. Growing up was difficult. In J. M. Barrie's story, Peter Pan wants to stay young to be free and happy.
The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one basin, and no more — except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.
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