Synopses & Reviews
Henry Solly (1813 1903) was a British Unitarian minister and social reformer who supported universal suffrage, the abolition of slavery and free education. He is remembered today for his contribution to the development of the working-class movement in late Victorian Britain, and especially for being involved in the foundation of institutions such as Working Men's Clubs, the Charity Organization Society and the Garden City movement. First published in 1893, this two-volume autobiography combines the account of Solly's personal life as a Unitarian minister and father of five with the various social, religious and educational movements he was involved with during his career as an activist. Volume 2 focuses on Solly's later life as a minister and social campaigner, describing the development of the Club movement and other radical initiatives which would benefit the working classes in the nineteenth century.
Synopsis
Published in 1893, Volume 2 of Solly's autobiography documents the developments of the Club movement and other radical social initiatives.
Synopsis
Henry Solly (1813-1903) was a British Unitarian minister and social reformer. He is remembered today for his involvement in Working Men's Clubs and the Garden City movement. Volume 2 focuses on Solly's later life as a minister and social campaigner and documents the development of the Club movement.
Synopsis
First published in 1893, Unitarian minister Henry Solly reviews his life as a social campaigner and charity worker.
Table of Contents
Volume 1: 1. Parentage and parents; 2. Childhood continued; 3. School days at Higham Hill; 4. School-life at Hove, near Brighton; 5. Recollections of the 'University of London' (Univ. Coll.); 6. In the counting-house; 7. First escape from the counting-house; 8. Second escape from the counting-house, and its consequences; 9. 'Go up higher'; 10. Experiences at Yeovil; 11. Yeovil continued; 12. Life at Tavistock. Volume 2: 1. Life at Shepton Mallet; 2. Life at Cheltenham; 3. Ministry at Carter Lane and London experiences; 4. Life at Lancaster; 5. First experiences in club and institute work in London; 6. Development of club movement; 7. Club work continued; 8. Club movement vicissitudes; 9. Another social club organization, etc.; 10. Trade unions; 11. Trades Guild of Learning; 12. Social and Political Education League, etc.; 13. Conclusion.