Project Gutenberg 2012-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 207 Haw, George Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P. Produced by sp1nd, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P." by George Haw is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biography chronicles the life of Will Crooks, a notable figure who rose from humble beginnings in a poor working-class family in East London to become a respected Labour Member of Parliament. The narrative centers on his struggles with poverty, the workhouse system, and his dedication to the working class, offering a look at the socioeconomic challenges of his time. The opening of the biography introduces Will Crooks's early life, detailing his family's hardships and his experiences growing up in a one-room home. Crooks's father, a ship's stoker, lost an arm in an accident, plunging the family into deeper poverty, while his mother worked tirelessly to support her seven children. These formative experiences, including witnessing the dire conditions at the workhouse and the influence of his mother, molded Crooks's character and instilled in him a strong sense of justice and advocacy for the poor. As a child, he begins to exhibit a spirited indignation against inequality, setting the stage for his future public service and commitment to improving the lives of working-class families like his own. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41023/41023-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography Crooks, William, 1852-1921 Social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 540610 2025-06-16T15:57:18.397888 text/html 545043 2012-10-11T08:22:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 677593 2025-06-16T15:57:27.557890 application/epub+zip 682571 2025-06-16T15:57:19.798895 application/epub+zip 272379 2025-06-16T15:57:19.073898 application/epub+zip 864042 2025-06-16T15:57:33.332841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801393 2025-06-16T15:57:26.764870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391857 2022-09-18T18:08:06.987539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471234 2023-09-18T04:34:29.171255 text/plain 16815 2025-06-16T15:57:33.510817 application/rdf+xml 21190 2025-06-16T15:57:19.199911 image/jpeg 3343 2025-06-16T15:57:19.138890 image/jpeg 647646 2025-06-16T15:57:18.459900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia