Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England Vol 5

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-138-75550-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 655 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levene, Alysa

King, Steven

Tomkins, Alannah

Nutt, Thomas

King, Peter

Symonds, Deborah A

Zunshine, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 5 Philanthropy and Fiction, 1698–1818 Acknowledgements Introduction Note on Texts [Stephen Nye], The Life of Mr. Thomas Firmin (1791) Robert Nelson, An Address to Persons of Quality and Estate (1715) [Henry Nevil], The Beauty and Excellence of Charity (1721) [W. Howard], The Good Stewards: or, The Rewards of Benevolence (1730–1) Sarah Fielding, The History of the Countess of Dellwyn (1759) Sarah Fielding, The History of Ophelia (1760) Charles Peter Layard, Charity: A Poetical Essay (1773) Charles Dibdin, ‘Philanthropy’ (1795) James C. Cross, The Charity Boy. A Favorite Ballad (1796) Anna Maria Bennet, The Beggar Girl and Her Benefactors (1797) Robert A. Anderson, ‘Song XLV’, The Beggar Girl (1798) Anonymous, Eccentric Philanthropy (1803) Mary Belson, The Orphan Boy: or, A Journey to Bath: to which is added, The Orphan Girl. Founded on Facts (1818) Notes Index

Über Autor(innen)

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