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Life of Octavia Hill - As Told in her Letters (Paperback)
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Life of Octavia Hill - As Told in her Letters (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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Octavia Hill (1838-1912) is today best remembered as one of the
founders of the National Trust. However, her involvement in
education and social reform, and particularly housing, was a large
part of her work. Shocked at the poverty and overcrowding she found
in London slums, she began to acquire and improve properties which
would restore the tenants' dignity and self-respect. She organized
a team of volunteer 'district visitors' to help the residents, and
especially children, to achieve a better quality of life, including
the provision of open spaces, training and recreational amenities.
She was considerably influenced by Rev. F.D. Maurice, theologian
and social worker, whose son, the editor of this work, married
Octavia's sister Emily. The letters from which the 'life' is
compiled show her extraordinary ability as an organiser, her
humanity, and how much effort she put into her various activities,
often overworking until she became ill.
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