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 1812July 1815 Section 2: Female Narratives July 1815December
1819 Section 3: Male Narratives 18206 Section 4: Female Narratives 18207
Notes
Alysa Levene, Steven King, Alannah Tomkins, Thomas Nutt, Peter King, Deborah A. Symonds, Liza Zunshine
