'These Eighty Years': Or, the Story of an Unfinished Life Contributor(s): Solly, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108036244 ISBN-13: 9781108036245 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 941.081 |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19 |
Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.63 lbs) 590 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Henry Solly (1813-1903) was a British Unitarian minister and social reformer who supported universal suffrage, the abolition of slavery and free education. He is remembered today for his contribution to the development of the working-class movement in late Victorian Britain, and especially for being involved in the foundation of institutions such as Working Men's Clubs, the Charity Organization Society and the Garden City movement. First published in 1893, this two-volume autobiography combines the account of Solly's personal life as a Unitarian minister and father of five with the various social, religious and educational movements he was involved with during his career as an activist. Volume 2 focuses on Solly's later life as a minister and social campaigner, describing the development of the Club movement and other radical initiatives which would benefit the working classes in the nineteenth century. |