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Britain was a wealthy country. There were a few very rich people who received money from land or (36) , and did not need to work. They used to have large numbers of (37) to look after them. But there were also many poor people, and there was a big (38) between the rich and the poor. The poor had very difficult lives. They used to be paid little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they lived in a warm house and were well (39) . Those who worked in factories were often less (40) . They used to work many hours a day, in dangerous and (41) conditions. But, even so, they did not use to earn enough to support their families. They often lived in (42) which were built cheaply by the factory owners. The (43) paid people were those who worked on the farms, for they earned the least in years. Life for the poor was not always sad. (44) .And many people were concerned about the poor. One of them was Charles Dickens, the famous British writer. (45) When Dickens was eleven, his father was sent to prison; and Dickens had to work in a factory: (46) That was the life of Britain 150 years ago.