Everybody knows the sad tale of the Little Match Girl, but less well known is the story of the girls and women who slaved fourteen hours a day in the match factories for appalling pay, only to contract such fatal complaints as phossy jaw. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match Girls Strike of 1888. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this new title offers a fascinating insight into Victorian child labour.

 

This book is part of a book series called My Story .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Scholastic .

Pamela Oldfield has written many books for children, including several stories for Scholastic's My Story series.