ABSTRACT
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material, this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of family life, during a period of intense social change. It will appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long nineteenth century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |202 pages
Children: Dependency and Reform
part |7 pages
The Reports of the Society for Bettering the Condition and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor
part |113 pages
‘Homes’ for Adults
part |11 pages
Selections from Reports on Industrial Mills