Title: Victorians And The Case For Charity Essays On Responses To English Poverty By The State The Church And The Literati
Description: "This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty in Britain. The project is organized against the backdrop of the 1834 New Poor Laws, recognizing that poverty garnered considerable attention in England because of its pervasive and painful presence"--
Subjects: Poverty, Great britain, social conditions, Great britain, history, 19th century, History, Poor, Public welfare, Poor laws, Social conditions, Social policy