Collections Relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor, at Different Periods, and in Different Countries : With Observations on Charity

Omtale

This 1815 pamphlet describes (from written sources) the state of provision for beggars and the sick in Italy, Germany, France, Russia and Iceland, before turning to the history of poor laws in Britain. It concludes that all people in comfortable circumstances should aid the 'worthy' poor via existing charitable establishments.