The Life and Work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. [Paperback]

A three-volume biography of the seventh earl of Shaftesbury, the great philanthropist, first published in 1886.Through his activities, including legislation to improve conditions in mines and factories, and practical work to aid the destitute, Anthony Ashley-Cooper (180185), the seventh earl of Shaftesbury, became the best-known philanthropist of his age. This three-volume biography by Edwin Hodder (18371904) was first published in 1886.Through his activities, including legislation to improve conditions in mines and factories, and practical work to aid the destitute, Anthony Ashley-Cooper (180185), the seventh earl of Shaftesbury, became the best-known philanthropist of his age. This three-volume biography by Edwin Hodder (18371904) was first published in 1886.In the preface to this three-volume work of 1886, Edwin Hodder (18371904) writes that the seventh earl of Shaftesbury 'resisted every appeal that was made to him to allow his biography to be written'. In the end, he succumbed to the inevitable, and shared with Hodder, a professional author, both his archives and his memories. Anthony Ashley-Cooper (180185) was an evangelical Christian with a profound sense of the duty owed by the aristocracy to their country and to the less fortunate. He first came to prominence as the leader of the parliamentary campaign for shorter working hours, which led to the Factory Act of 1833. Entering the House of Lords on his father's death, he extended his activities, becoming the best-known philanthropist of his age. Volume 1 traces the history of Shaftesbury's family, his early life and marriage, and his work up to 1843.Preface; 1. Ancestry and home; 2. Childhood and early years; 3. 182833; 4. Italy, 1833; 5. 18348; 6. 18389; 7. Scotland, 1839; 8. 1840; 9. 1841; 10. 1842; 11. 1843.