{"product_id":"the-life-and-work-of-the-seventh-earl-of-shaftesbury-k-g-paperback-9781108075558","title":"The Life and Work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075558","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA three-volume biography of the seventh earl of Shaftesbury, the great philanthropist, first published in 1886.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdwin Hodder (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075558, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e566 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.71 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\"\u003eIn the preface to this three-volume work of 1886, Edwin Hodder (1837–1904) writes that the seventh earl of Shaftesbury 'resisted every appeal that was made to him to allow his biography to be written'. In the end, he succumbed to the inevitable, and shared with Hodder, a professional author, both his archives and his memories. Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1801–85) was an evangelical Christian with a profound sense of the duty owed by the aristocracy to their country and to the less fortunate. He first came to prominence as the leader of the parliamentary campaign for shorter working hours, which led to the Factory Act of 1833. Entering the House of Lords on his father's death, he extended his activities, becoming the best-known philanthropist of his age. Volume 3 begins by considering Shaftesbury's religious views, and continues to describe his energetic and practical charitable activities until his death.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e23. The inner life\u003cbr\u003e 24. 1856–8\u003cbr\u003e 25. 1859–60\u003cbr\u003e 26. 1861–3\u003cbr\u003e 27. 1864–5\u003cbr\u003e 28. Lord Palmerston and church appointments\u003cbr\u003e 29. 1866–7\u003cbr\u003e 30. 1868–9\u003cbr\u003e 31. 1870–1\u003cbr\u003e 32. The shadow of death, 1872\u003cbr\u003e 33. 1873–5\u003cbr\u003e 34. 1876–8\u003cbr\u003e 35. 1879–82\u003cbr\u003e 36. Word and work, 1874–84\u003cbr\u003e 37. Last years, 1883–5\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266190954776,"sku":"9781108075558","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075558i.jpg?v=1696751558","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-work-of-the-seventh-earl-of-shaftesbury-k-g-paperback-9781108075558","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}