{"product_id":"fifty-years-of-work-without-wages-laborare-est-orare-paperback-9781108064583","title":"Fifty Years of Work without Wages; Laborare est orare (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108064583","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFifty Years of Work without Wages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLaborare est orare\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1911, these memoirs present a thoughtful portrait of the experiences and artistic enthusiasms of a Mancunian social reformer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Rowley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108064583, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 February 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 55 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBorn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The hungry forties\u003cbr\u003e 2. The fighting fifties\u003cbr\u003e 3. The maturing sixties\u003cbr\u003e 4. A municipal era\u003cbr\u003e 5. A municipal school of art\u003cbr\u003e 6. Frederic Shields\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ford Madox Brown\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Rossettis\u003cbr\u003e 9. William Morris\u003cbr\u003e 10. Holman Hunt\u003cbr\u003e 11. Prince Kropotkin and a group of refugees\u003cbr\u003e 12. Some friends at home\u003cbr\u003e 13. Friends abroad\u003cbr\u003e 14. Recreation in Ancoats\u003cbr\u003e 15. The brotherhood proper\u003cbr\u003e 16. An education committee\u003cbr\u003e 17. The round table\u003cbr\u003e 18. An amateur lecturer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266149306648,"sku":"9781108064583","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108064583i_fb9349b5-afb8-4b0c-a518-10ac4da8378a.jpg?v=1696748532","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fifty-years-of-work-without-wages-laborare-est-orare-paperback-9781108064583","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}