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 5 Philanthropy and Fiction, 16981818 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 (17301) 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
Alysa Levene, Steven King, Alannah Tomkins, Thomas Nutt, Peter King, Deborah A. Symonds, Liza Zunshine
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