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Academic - Scholarly - Primary Sources - Eighteenth-Century History; This important collection will address the rise of plebeian literary culture; debates over the rights of the poor to relief; concerns as to the consequences of overly generous aid, the establishment of innovatively organized charitable responses; and the negotiations of the poor themselves in gaining support. Its novelty lies in the bringing together of voices from all levels of society. The majority of documents assembled here has never been published before: documents for the London Foundling Hospital have not been systematically reproduced before, while a volume on 'The Refuge for the Destitute' contains documents which are investigated for the first time. The edition will appeal in particular to scholars of British social history, while the very uniqueness of some of the documents will appeal to historians interested in poverty in a comparative national and international context..

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'All five volumes have much to offer the student of both eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century social welfare systems and cultures of everyday life. Taken individually, each volume provides not only a valuable research resource - which alone should justify the cost - but also a useful teaching tool.' Journal of Historical Geography 'The introductions and bibliographies contained in the collection offer readers a well-balanced understanding of the current state of British social history. [The editors] provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of poverty in eighteenth-century Britain.' British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies

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