The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. Vol. 1 1825-1845, Part One

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The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. Vol. 1 1825-1845, Part One : Oxford University Press : 9780197267400 : 0197267408 : 25 May 2023 : Lord Ashley (later the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury), the 'Poor Man's Earl', is widely remembered as a leading aristocratic philanthropist whose concern for suffering and the oppressed victims of Victorian 'progress' saw him champion a range of social, industrial, educational, and health reforms. A deeply religious individual, his evangelicalism and sense of philanthropy as 'duty' make these extraordinarily rich and candid diaries a vital resource for understanding the motivations of a prominent philanthropist and Victorian social reformer. The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury contain detailed accounts of his labours, religious and philosophical reflections, self analysis, and descriptions and criticisms of contemporaries, and offer thereby a fascinating insight into Victorian politics and so

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