Born in Ancoats, a deprived industrial area of Manchester, Charles
Rowley (1839-1933) witnessed what he saw as the degeneration of
inner-city life in the second half of the nineteenth century. His
family's picture-framing business, combined with his love of
culture, brought him into contact with the ideas and personalities
associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, notably William
Morris. As a social reformer, Rowley was suspicious of organised
charity and its tendency to patronise those it tried to support.
Through a number of progressive initiatives, he laboured to bring
art and culture to working people: the Ancoats Brotherhood, which
organised lectures and reading groups, was among the many projects
he fostered. First published in 1911, these well-illustrated
memoirs present a thoughtful portrait of Rowley's experiences and
enthusiasms, touching upon his interactions with such artists as
Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt.
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