Thomas Coram, Gent. by Gillian Wagner
Thomas Coram was a supporter of women's and children's rights long before such causes became fashionable and founder of the children's hospital charity which still bears his name. This acclaimed biography unravels the many sides of this remarkable private man.
Provides a valuable insight into society, culture, and the politics of charityIt will be of value to anyone interested in charity or this rich period of British history. [...] Provides a celebration of the man and his achievements and, as such, it is also a testimony to basic human energy and compassion. * H-NET BOOK REVIEW *
Offers a rich insight into the culture and mental world of Hanoverian England. Handel and Hogarth are among the luminaries who flit across its pages, personalities are given life in engaging pen-portraits, and the evocation of London is by turns charmingly vivid and unsparing in its harrowing detail. [...] It was partly through [Coram's] labours that charitable endeavour became formidably organised, endowed with formal status, and made, above all, fashionable, as an extension of politics and the arts. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
An account which is rigorously unsentimental, a measured biography which does much to flesh out Thomas Coram. * TLS *
A much-needed biography of this early pioneer of children's charity. * SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEWS *
Offers a rich insight into the culture and mental world of Hanoverian England. Handel and Hogarth are among the luminaries who flit across its pages, personalities are given life in engaging pen-portraits, and the evocation of London is by turns charmingly vivid and unsparing in its harrowing detail. [...] It was partly through [Coram's] labours that charitable endeavour became formidably organised, endowed with formal status, and made, above all, fashionable, as an extension of politics and the arts. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
An account which is rigorously unsentimental, a measured biography which does much to flesh out Thomas Coram. * TLS *
A much-needed biography of this early pioneer of children's charity. * SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEWS *
Dame Gillian Wagner has been Chair of Barnardo's and Carnegie UK. She is the author of Thomas Coram, Gent; The Chocolate Conscience; Barnardo and Children of the Empire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783270606 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783270608 |
| Title | Thomas Coram, Gent. |
| Author | Gillian Wagner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell Press |
| Year published | 2015-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
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