The little slaves of the harp : Italian child street musicians in nineteenth-century Paris, London and New York / John E. Zucchi.
The padrone were often known to the families of the children or were from the same villages. While some were cruel exploiters who compelled obedience through terror and abuse - a view promoted by a few, well-publicized cases - the lot of most of these children was similar to that of child apprentice...
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