The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury: Vol. 1: 1825-1845, Part Two

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David Brown (Professor of Modern History, Professor of Modern History, University of SouthamptonProfessor of Modern History, University of Southampton)

The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury

Vol. 1: 1825-1845, Part Two

David Brown (Professor of Modern History, Professor of Modern History, University of SouthamptonProfessor of Modern History, University of Southampton)

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Oxford University Press
23 March 2023

Biography: historical, political & military; Diaries, letters & journals; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Politics & government

Series: Records of Social and Economic History

Lord Ashley (later the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury), the 'Poor Man's Earl', is widely remembered as a leading aristocratic philanthropist whose concern for suffering and the oppressed victims of Victorian 'progress' saw him champion a range of social, industrial, educational, and health reforms. A deeply religious individual, his evangelicalism and sense of philanthropy as 'duty' make these extraordinarily rich and candid diaries a vital resource for understanding the motivations of a prominent philanthropist and Victorian social reformer. The diaries contain detailed accounts of his labours, religious and philosophical reflections, self analysis, and descriptions and criticisms of contemporaries, and offer thereby a fascinating insight into Victorian politics and social change.

The full run of the diaries span the period 1825-85. This first volume, covering 1825-45, shows the emergence of Ashley as a passionate evangelical reformer and determined advocate for a range of domestic and international issues and causes.

In Volume 1, Part Two (covering 1843-5), the questions and issues that would dominate his public work for years to come and which he had begun to address in the period covered in Part One feature more prominently. His discussion of important topics DS such as religious questions (including here the intense debates over Tractarianism); industrial working conditions, especially for children; and the work of the lunacy commission DS show how he had by this point found his voice and become established as a key actor in those fields. Part Two also includes a narrative of a further European tour (in 1843). The volume closes with a political journal for 1834-42, detailing Ashley's role in, and view of, the turbulent parliamentary history of the period.

Edited by: David Brown (Professor of Modern History Professor of Modern History University of SouthamptonProfessor of Modern History University of Southampton)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 66
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197267417
ISBN 10: 0197267416
Series: Records of Social and Economic History
Pages: 556
Publication Date: 23 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Brown has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton since 2012, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published widely on nineteenth century British history including a major biography of Lord Palmerston (Yale University Press, 2010). He held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2019-22.