Charitable Giving in Victorian Britain : The Legacy of Samuel Jones Loyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flew, Sarah, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loyd, Samuel Jones.

Charity--Great Britain--19th century.

Charity.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines the growth of charity in 19th century Britain through the lens of the philanthropic activities of Samuel Jones-Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone, over a 40-year period.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Lord Overstone: Model philanthropist

3 Supporting local causes: The obligations of a landowner

4 Supporting diocesan religious causes

5 Supporting national home-missionary and foreign-missionary societies

6 Supporting the poor and destitute

7 Supporting hospitals and the treatment of illness

8 Supporting the education of children

9 Supporting higher education, adult education and libraries

10 Supporting art and culture

11 Supporting special emergencies at home and abroad

12 Supporting military causes and aiding refugees affected by war

13 Supporting, honouring and commemorating individuals

14 Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-42462-5

1-350-42460-9

1-350-42461-7

OCLC:

1520506351