Collections Relative to Systematic Relief of Poor, At Different - With Observations on Charity

This 1815 pamphlet concludes that all people in comfortable circumstances should aid the 'worthy' poor via existing charitable establishments.

List of contents

Collections on charity, etc.; Conclusion.

Summary

This 1815 pamphlet describes (from written sources) the state of provision for beggars and the sick in Italy, Germany, France, Russia and Iceland, before turning to the history of poor laws in Britain. It concludes that all people in comfortable circumstances should aid the 'worthy' poor via existing charitable establishments.

Product details

• Authors: John Shute Duncan, Duncan John Shute
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781108083935
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08393-5
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General