The Letters of Arnold Stephenson Rowntree to Mary Katherine Rowntree, 1910–1918

Letters written by A. S. Rowntree to his wife, 1910 to 1918.

Ian Packer (Edited by)

9780521800006, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 March 2003

276 pages
22.5 x 14.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.477 kg

This book provides a scholarly edition of the letters of A. S. Rowntree, prominent businessman and Quaker, to his wife, M. K. Rowntree. The letters cover the period 1910–1918, during which he was Liberal MP for York. The edition provides a unique window into the under-explored world of backbench Liberal MPs, especially those committed to the New Liberalism. It shows that the activities and opinions of MPs in this period cannot be understood without reference to the wider context of their lives, especially their religion, business interests and charitable work. The letters also provide significant new information on developments in Quaker thinking on social and political issues, the problems faced by pacifist MPs in World War One and how gender identities were constructed within political marriages in Edwardian Britain.

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Letters 1910
Letters 1911
Letters 1912
Letters 1913
Letters 1914
Letters 1915
Letters 1916
Letters 1917
Letters 1918
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], British & Irish history [HBJD1], Diaries, letters & journals [BJ]