In Darkest England and the Way Out
William Booth1890
William Booth’s book of 1890 on destitution in England. It estimates a “submerged tenth” of three million people and proposes a scheme of city, farm and overseas colonies run by the Salvation Army.
William Booth published the book in 1890 and dedicated it to the memory of his wife, Catherine Booth. The first part describes the homeless, the out-of-work, the criminal and their children; the second sets out a plan of relief and asks the public for the money to carry it out.
It is the founder’s own statement of why the Salvation Army took up social work and how he meant it to proceed. Its figures are his estimates, drawn from the writers he names.
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- July 1865, firm date
- 15 May 1891, firm date