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Klappentext Born in Ancoats, a deprived industrial area of Manchester, Charles Rowley (1839-1933) witnessed what he saw as the degeneration of inner-city life in the second half of the nineteenth century. His family's picture-framing business, combined with his love of culture, brought him into contact with the ideas and personalities associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, notably William Morris. As a social reformer, Rowley was suspicious of organised charity and its tendency to patronise those it tried to support. Through a number of progressive initiatives, he laboured to bring art and culture to working people: the Ancoats Brotherhood, which organised lectures and reading groups, was among the many projects he fostered. First published in 1911, these well-illustrated memoirs present a thoughtful portrait of Rowley's experiences and enthusiasms, touching upon his interactions with such artists as Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt. Zusammenfassung First published in 1911, these memoirs by Mancunian social reformer Charles Rowley (1839–1933) present a portrait of inner-city life during the later nineteenth century. The book covers his concerted efforts to bring art and culture to deprived areas through progressive initiatives such as the Ancoats Brotherhood. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The hungry forties; 2. The fighting fifties; 3. The maturing sixties; 4. A municipal era; 5. A municipal school of art; 6. Frederic Shields; 7. Ford Madox Brown; 8. The Rossettis; 9. William Morris; 10. Holman Hunt; 11. Prince Kropotkin and a group of refugees; 12. Some friends at home; 13. Friends abroad; 14. Recreation in Ancoats; 15. The brotherhood proper; 16. An education committee; 17. The round table; 18. An amateur lecturer.
