Elizabeth Fry (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Pitman, Emma Raymond

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440097623 ISBN 13 : 9781440097621

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Elizabeth Fry's life reads like a turning point in humane care. This biography shows how her faith and courage reshaped prisons for women and children.

Elizabeth Fry: A Quaker Reformer explains how a 19th-century activist combined deep religious conviction with practical action. Set against a world of harsh punishment, it traces her growth from a shy child into a decisive advocate for reform, and it highlights the networks and travels that backed her work.

• Learn how Fry's Quaker upbringing influenced her approach to charity, education, and prison visits.
• See how she built a movement that challenged old practices and inspired reforms across countries.
• Discover the people, places, and events that shaped her campaigns for better treatment of inmates and their families.
• Understand the balance she sought between faith, duty, and practical compassion.

Ideal for readers of historical biographies, social reform, and women’s history, this edition brings a lasting figure of conscience to a modern audience.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Norwich was a remarkable centre of religious, social and intellectual life. The presence of officers, quartered with their troops in the city, and the balls and festivities which attended the occasional sojourn of Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, combined to made the quaint old city very gay; while the pronounced element of Quakerism and the refining influences of literary society permeated the generation of that day, and its ordinary life, to an extent not easily conceived in these days of busy locomotion and new-world travel. A round the institutions of the established Church had grown up a people loyal to it, for, as an old cathedral city, the charm of antiquity attached itself to Norwich; while Mrs.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440097623
• ISBN 13: 9781440097621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 225
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