In Darkest England and The Way Out.

BOOTH, William.

Published by London: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army, nd. (1890).

About this Item

First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, With a large folding frontis in colour. Inner front hinge cracked, some rubbing to the spine ends, small hole in rear spine gutter o/w a better than very good but not near fine copy. "William Booth started life as a pawnbroker's assistant in Nottingham. After coming to London in 1849 he became an itinerant revivalist preacher. In 1865 he started a "Christian Mission" in Whitechapel. In 1878 he founded almost by accident the Salvation Army. His passionate preoccupation with the submerged tenth was not confined to their spiritual welfare; he was determined to relieve their physical misery as well. In 1890, the same year that Stanley published In Darkest Africa, Booth published In Darkest England. In this book, he analysed the causes of pauperism and vice of the period, and proposed a remedy by ten expedients. These included land settlement, emigration, rescue work among prostitutes and at the prison-gate, the poor man's bank, and the poor man's lawyer. Money was liberally subscribed and a large part of the scheme was carried out." Printing And The Mind of Man 373. Seller Inventory # 21650

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Darkest England and The Way Out.

Publisher: London: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army, nd. (1890).

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition