COVE

This image shows two young boys working upon a machine in a factory. In this era, many children had to work to support their families, whether because the adults had died, lost their jobs, or been arrested and carried to debtor's prison. Though these boys don't appear to be in any danger, many children lost fingers, limbs, or even their lives by becoming caught in the machinery. Even if they weren't terribly injured or killed, the poor conditions of the factories themselves might make them ill or eventually kill them. Many Victorian authors, most notably Charles Dickens, who worked in one of these factories when he was twelve, were inspired to reveal these conditions.

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