The Working Classes of Great Britain: Their Present Condition, and the Means of Their Improvement and Elevation. Prize Essay. BY THE REV. SAMUEL G. GREEN, A.B. | London: John Snow, 1850 First Edition. Hardcover, Original Embossed Blue Cloth, Gilt Vignette. Scarce Victorian Labor / Labour History, Industrial Revolution Economics, Chartist Era Reform, Education, Ragged Schools, Mechanics' Institutions. Includes Extensive Statistical Appendix on 19th Century London Street Trades, Spitalfields Weavers, Hucksters, Factory System, Truck System, and Low Lodging Houses.
Language: English
Published by John Snow, London, 1850
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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This is a scarce and fascinating piece of mid-Victorian social history. Originally published as a prize-winning essay in the wake of the Chartist movement, this comprehensive 1850 treatise explores the stark socioeconomic and moral realities facing labourers during the height of the British Industrial Revolution. Written by the prominent Baptist clergyman and educator Rev. Samuel G. Green, the work advocates for the "improvement and elevation" of the lower classes through education, temperance, moral reform, and Christian unity rather than radical political upheaval. Organized into nine detailed chapters and a massive statistical appendix: The book offers a comparative look at the unique struggles of the rural Agricultural Labourer, the Country-town Artisan, and the urban Factory Worker. Analyses the roles and shortcomings of the mid-19th-century educational system (including "Ragged Schools" and Mechanics' Institutions), the Christian Church (critiquing the exclusionary pew system), and the power of the popular press. Outlines early practical frameworks for working-class financial independence, detailing Savings Banks, Friendly Societies, early trade unions (such as the Leicester Framework Knitters' Society), and the dynamics of strikes. A rich repository of primary source data detailing the brutal realities of low wages, the exploitative "Truck System," and the grim conditions of London's low lodging-houses. Includes rare, granular statistics on marginalized street trades, covering Spitalfields silk weavers, hucksters, baked-potato traders, fried fish vendors, watercress dealers, and lucifer-match makers. An essential, deeply researched text for collectors of Victorian social history, labour movements, and British economic history. CONDITION Light wear to top of spine, internally light browning and foxing to page edges, a number of pages remain unopened along top edge (this is best resolved with the use of something blunt like the edge of a credit card rather than a knife) the preface page and forward page have been roughly opened leaving some tears and minor loss (Please see photos) else in good general condition. …
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- The Working Classes of Great Britain: Their Present Condition, and the Means of Their Improvement and Elevation. Prize Essay. BY THE REV. SAMUEL G. GREEN, A.B. | London: John Snow, 1850 First Edition. Hardcover, Original Embossed Blue Cloth, Gilt Vignette. Scarce Victorian Labor / Labour History, Industrial Revolution Economics, Chartist Era Reform, Education, Ragged Schools, Mechanics' Institutions. Includes Extensive Statistical Appendix on 19th Century London Street Trades, Spitalfields Weavers, Hucksters, Factory System, Truck System, and Low Lodging Houses.
- Author
- THE REV. SAMUEL G. GREEN, A.B
- Publisher
- John Snow, London
- Publication year
- 1850
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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