A place for friends to meet... with reflections on politics, history, art, music, books, morals, manners, and matters of faith.
A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
John Thomas Smith
drew compassionate portraits of the beggars of London at the beginning
of the nineteenth century. He was fascinated by the different ways in
which the outcast poor scraped an existence out of little more than
resourcefulness in the city streets and there is a dramatic equivocation
in his acute portrayals, simultaneously witnessing the need and
celebrating the spirit of his subjects. (Read more.)
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Courteous comments are welcome. If a comment is not published, it may be due to a technical error. At any rate, do not take offense; it is nothing personal. Slanderous comments will not be published. Anonymity may be tolerated, but politeness is required.
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