London's Forgotten Children - Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital

Emotive story of the 'lost' children of London in the eighteenth century who found shelter at the first children's charity, the Foundling Hospital

About the author

Gillian Pugh retired in 2005 after eight years as chief executive of Coram Family. She is currently working as advisor to the government and to local authorities on children's services and is visiting professor at the Institute of Education in London. She was awarded the DBE in 2005 for services to children and families.

Summary

Emotive story of the ‘lost’ children of London in the eighteenth century who found shelter at the first children’s charity, the Foundling Hospital

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Pugh
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9781803991870
• ISBN: 978-1-80399-187-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 129 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 352 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries