Description: In Darkest England and the Way Out Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): William Booth Format: Paperback Publisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 9781108074360, 978-1108074360 Synopsis This classic work in the literature of poverty was published in 1890 by William Booth [tel], the founder of the Salvation Army. It was in fact mostly written by the crusading journalist W. T. Stead (referred to as an anonymous 'friend of the poor' in Booth's preface), but the practical ideas for relieving the poverty and squalor of late Victorian British cities are all Booth's own. Reworking the cliche of 'Darkest Africa', in the first part he describes the 'submerged tenth' of Darkest England - destitute and/or criminal - and goes on to suggest the way to 'Deliverance', which includes better housing, education and training for work, and the sending of the urban poor to 'colonies', both overseas and in the British countryside. These proposals had their critics, but drew wide attention to an appalling aspect of urban life of which the prosperous classes were barely aware.
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Book Title: In Darkest England and the Way Out
Number of Pages: 332 Pages
Publication Name: In Darkest England and the Way Out
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 216 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 420 g
Author: William Booth
Item Width: 140 mm
Series: Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century
Format: Paperback
