1st Edition

Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England Vol 4

    474 Pages
    by Routledge

    Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain. This collection covers the period from the early eighteenth century through to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and includes transcriptions of hand-written first-hand representations of poverty to poor law officials.

    Volume 4 Institutional Responses: The Refuge for the Destitute Introduction Glossary Printed Accounts A Short Account of the Institution called the Refuge for the Destitute (1806) A Short Account of the Refuge for the Destitute (1818) A Short Account of the Refuge for the Destitute (1831) The Philanthropist (1811), Transcriptions Section 1: Female and Male Narratives May 1812–July 1815 Section 2: Female Narratives July 1815–December 1819 Section 3: Male Narratives 1820–6 Section 4: Female Narratives 1820–7 Notes

    Biography

    Alysa Levene, Steven King, Alannah Tomkins, Thomas Nutt, Peter King, Deborah A. Symonds, Liza Zunshine