London's Forgotten Children

Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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In 1739, the London Foundling Hospital opened its doors to take in the abandoned children of the city. It was the culmination of seventeen years of campaigning by Captain Thomas Coram, driven by his horror at seeing children die in the streets. He was supported in his endeavours by a royal charter and by William Hogarth and George Frideric Handel. The Hospital would continue as both home and school for over 215 years, raising thousands of children until they could be apprenticed out.London’s Forgotten Children is a fascinating history of the first children’s charity, charting the rise of this incredible institution and examining the attitude towards illegitimate children over the years. The story comes alive with the voices of children who grew up in the Hospital, and the concluding, fully updated, account of today’s children’s charity Coram is an ongoing testament to the vision of its founder.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-15
Mått129 x 198 x 29 mm
Vikt282 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagThe History Press Ltd
MedarbetareKate Adie
ISBN9781803991870

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