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In Darkest England, and the Way Out

by William Booth

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In Darkest England, and the Way Out is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to William Booth. Catalog subjects include Unemployed -- Great Britain; Salvation Army; Poor -- Great Britain. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

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B2–C1 · Deep reading

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Table of contents

78 chapters

  1. 01PREFACE8 min
  2. 02CHAPTER 2. To the Rescue!—The City Colony2 min
  3. 03CHAPTER 3. To the Country!—The Farm Colony2 min
  4. 04CHAPTER 5. More Crusades2 min
  5. 05CHAPTER 6. Assistance in General2 min
  6. 06CHAPTER 7. Can it be done, and how?2 min
  7. 07IN DARKEST ENGLAND47 min
  8. 08CHAPTER 5. ON THE VERGE OF THE ABYSS.13 min
  9. 09CHAPTER 6. THE VICIOUS.16 min
  10. 10CONDITION WHEN APPLYING.6 min
  11. 11CHAPTER 7. THE CRIMINALS.9 min
  12. 12CHAPTER 8. THE CHILDREN OF THE LOST.2 min
  13. 13CHAPTER 9. IS THERE NO HELP?30 min
  14. 14PART 2.—DELIVERANCE.15 min
  15. 15THE CITY COLONY.2 min
  16. 16THE FARM COLONY.2 min
  17. 17THE OVER-SEA COLONY.2 min
  18. 18SECTION 1.—FOOD AND SHELTER FOR EVERY MAN.5 min
  19. 19SECTION 2.—WORK FOR THE OUT-OF-WORKS.—THE FACTORY.12 min
  20. 20SECTION 3.—THE REGIMENTATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED.5 min
  21. 21SECTION 4.—THE HOUSEHOLD SALVAGE BRIGADE.19 min
  22. 22CHAPTER 3. TO THE COUNTRY!—THE FARM COLONY.7 min
  23. 23SECTION 1.—THE FARM PROPER.2 min
  24. 24SECTION 2.—THE INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE.9 min
  25. 25SECTION 3.—AGRICULTURAL VILLAGES.2 min
  26. 26SECTION 4.—CO-OPERATIVE FARM.2 min
  27. 27CHAPTER 4. NEW BRITAIN—THE COLONY OVER-SEA.5 min
  28. 28SECTION 1.—THE COLONY AND THE COLONISTS.6 min
  29. 29SECTION 2.—UNIVERSAL EMIGRATION.2 min
  30. 30SECTION 3.—THE SALVATION SHIP.6 min
  31. 31CHAPTER 5. MORE CRUSADES.2 min
  32. 32SECTION 1.—A SLUM CRUSADE.—OUR SLUM SISTERS.13 min
  33. 33SECTION 2.—THE TRAVELLING HOSPITAL.19 min
  34. 34SECTION 4.—EFFECTUAL DELIVERANCE FOR THE DRUNKARD.17 min
  35. 35SECTION 5.—A NEW WAY OF ESCAPE FOR LOST WOMEN. THE RESCUE HOMES.8 min
  36. 36SECTION 6.—A PREVENTIVE HOME FOR UNFALLEN GIRLS WHEN IN DANGER.2 min
  37. 37SECTION 7.—ENQUIRY OFFICE FOR LOST PEOPLE.4 min
  38. 38A LOST WIFE.2 min
  39. 39A LOST CHILD.2 min
  40. 40A LOST DAUGHTER.2 min
  41. 41A LOST SERVANT.2 min
  42. 42A LOST HUSBAND.2 min
  43. 43A SEDUCER COMPELLED TO PAY.2 min
  44. 44FOUND IN THE BUSH.3 min
  45. 45SECTION 8.—REFUGES FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE STREETS.2 min
  46. 46SECTION 9.—INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.2 min
  47. 47SECTION 10.—ASYLUMS FOR MORAL LUNATICS.5 min
  48. 48CHAPTER 6. ASSISTANCE IN GENERAL.2 min
  49. 49SECTION 1.—IMPROVED LODGINGS.3 min
  50. 50SECTION 2.—MODEL SUBURBAN VILLAGES.5 min
  51. 51SECTION 3.—THE POOR MAN'S BANK.10 min
  52. 52SECTION 4.—THE POOR MAN'S LAWYER.15 min
  53. 53SECTION 5.—OUR INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.4 min
  54. 54SECTION 6.—CO-OPERATION IN GENERAL.7 min
  55. 55SECTION 7.—A MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.6 min
  56. 56SECTION 8.—WHITECHAPEL-BY-THE-SEA.6 min
  57. 57CHAPTER VII.9 min
  58. 58SECTION 2.—HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?11 min
  59. 59SECTION 3.—SOME ADVANTAGES STATED.11 min
  60. 60SECTION 4.—SOME OBJECTIONS MET.2 min
  61. 61SECTION 5. RECAPITULATION.14 min
  62. 62CHAPTER 8. A PRACTICAL CONCLUSION.17 min
  63. 63APPENDIX2 min
  64. 64THE SALVATION ARMY2 min
  65. 65THE PROPERTY DEPARTMENT.2 min
  66. 66SOCIAL WORK OF THE ARMY.2 min
  67. 67SALVATION AND SOCIAL REFORM LITERATURE2 min
  68. 68THE AUXILIARY LEAGUE.2 min
  69. 69THE SALVATION ARMY: A SKETCH.10 min
  70. 70THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL REFORM WING.2 min
  71. 71CENTRAL LABOUR BUREAU. LOCAL AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS' DEPARTMENT.2 min
  72. 72LOCAL AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS DEPARTMENT.2 min
  73. 73TO EMPLOYERS OF LABOUR.3 min
  74. 74CENTRAL LABOUR BUREAU.2 min
  75. 75HOW BEGGARY WAS ABOLISHED IN BAVARIA BY COUNT RUMFORD.9 min
  76. 76THE CO-OPERATIVE EXPERIMENT AT RALAHINE,4 min
  77. 77CARLYLE ON THE SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE NATION10 min
  78. 78THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE SOCIAL QUESTION.3 min
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