Thoughts and Notes at Home and Abroad

An 1868 collection of writings by an American social campaigner, drawing from his many experiences in the USA and Europe.

Elihu Burritt (Author)

9781108032650, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2011

326 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg

American philanthropist Elihu Burritt (1810–79) was involved in and lectured widely on many causes, including the abolition of slavery, temperance, and world peace. Known as the 'learned blacksmith' because of his early training in the trade, he was eventually appointed US consul in Birmingham, England, from 1865 to 1870. In addition to his campaigning, Burritt was a prolific writer, producing books and articles on a range of subjects. In this work, published in 1868, he assembles a collection of his writings published between 1850 and 1855 in a variety of periodicals. This compilation covers a wide range of topics - from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the 'Anarchy of Governments' - drawing from his experiences in Europe and in the USA. Much of Burritt's writing is devoted to the issue of international relations, and to his desire for a 'Congress of Nations' devoted to ending conflict in Europe.

Preface
1. The century clock
2. Again in the fatherland
3. The Rauhe Haus at Hamburgh
4. Christmas at the Rauhe Haus
5. Christmas in Germany
6. The social principle
7. The brotherhood of nations
8. International sympathies
9. We
10. The heroes of Hamburgh
11. Trades and their transformations
12. International school of courtesy, 1851
13. The closing hour of the Great Exhibition of 1851
14. The moonlight of Christianity
15. The normal schools of peace and war
16. A happy family
17. John Bull and ocean penny postage
18. The growing idea of a congress of nations
19. Bagging widows' mites
20. The end of that way
21. The silken ties that bind two willing nations
22. The great peace congress at Paris
23. The fishers of men and the expectations of the world
24. The anarchy of governments
25. The guide light of the gospel
26. War's religion
27. The husbandry of the plough and the sword
28. Teaching the young idea how to shoot
29. A child's question
30. Military protection
31. Old England's Plymouth
32. Letters to an apprentice
33. Mind and instinct
34. The mother and motives of invention
35. The entailment and dissemination of knowledge
36. Self helps and providential helps
37. Easy acquisition of knowledge
38. The simple circulation of the bible
39. Eighteen hundred and fifty-two
40. Manufacturing public opinion
41. A word about the war-ship in Boston harbour
42. A word to the boys about war
43. Incidents and observations in the south
44. After-battle amenities
45. One vote, and its responsibility
46. The relative capacities of nations
47. The waste of war and winnings of industry
48. The penny post of England
49. Eighteen hundred and fifty-three
50. The sentiment of nationality
51. The right and dignity of nationality
52. The physiology and union of nationalities
53. Nationality and civil freedom
54. Thoughts at the plough
55. The dignity of the farmer's occupation
56. The farmer's luxuries.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]