Angela Messenger, heiress to a great brewing fortune, goes to live in Stepney as a working dressmaker to learn how the poor of the East End live and what she might do for them. There she meets Harry Goslett, a gentleman’s ward working as a cabinet-maker, and together they dream of a Palace of Delight where workers can enjoy art, music and leisure.
The novel that helped inspire the real People’s Palace in Mile End. Download the free EPUB.