Poverty and Compassion

Poverty and Compassion The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians

1st Vintage Books Edition

Paperback (27 Oct 1992)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In a provocative study that bristles with contemporary relevance, Himmelfarb demonstrates that the material and moral dimensions of poverty were inseparable in the minds of late Victorians, be they radical or conservative.

Book information

ISBN: 9780679741732
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint: Vintage Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Vintage Books Edition
DEWEY: 362.5094209034
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 475
Weight: 636g
Height: 216mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 46mm