Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century En, Levene, King, Tomkins, Nutt..

Taylor & Francis

Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain > Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain. This collection covers the period from the early eighteenth century through to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and includes transcriptions of hand-written first-hand representations of poverty to poor law officials. > Volume 5 Philanthropy and Fiction, 1698\u20131818 Acknowledgements Introduction Note on Texts [Stephen Nye], The Life of Mr. Thomas Firmin (1791) Robert Nelson, An Address to Persons of Quality and Estate (1715) [Henry Nevil], The Beauty and Excellence of Charity (1721) [W. Howard], The Good Stewards: or, The Rewards of Benevolence (1730\u20131) Sarah Fielding, The History of the Countess of Dellwyn (1759) Sarah Fielding, The History of Ophelia (1760) Charles Peter Layard, Charity: A Poetical Essay (1773) Charles Dibdin, \u2018Philanthropy\u2019 (1795) James C. Cross, The Charity Boy. A Favorite Ballad (1796) Anna Maria Bennet, The Begge