In Darkest England and the Way Out

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In Darkest England and the Way Out is an 1890 social reform treatise by Salvation Army founder William Booth that outlines a comprehensive plan to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of the urban poor in Victorian Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
social reform treatise
aimsTo improve lives of the urban poor
mobilize public support for social reform
associatedWith British social policy debates
social gospel movement
author William Booth NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
focusesOn alcoholism
homelessness
moral reform
unemployment
genre Christian literature
non-fiction
social criticism
hasAlternativeClassification Victorian social reform literature
hasCentralFigure William Booth NERFINISHED
hasForm prose
hasPerspective evangelical Christian
historicalContext Victorian era NERFINISHED
impact influenced Salvation Army social work programs
raised awareness of urban poverty in Britain
influencedBy Christian social activism
intendedAudience British public
philanthropists
policy makers
language English
mainSubject Victorian Britain NERFINISHED
poverty
social reform
urban poor
movement Salvation Army NERFINISHED
proposes comprehensive plan to alleviate poverty
employment schemes for the poor
farm colonies for the unemployed
food and shelter provision
overseas colonies for resettlement
training and rehabilitation programs
publicationYear 1890
publisher The Salvation Army NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliationOfAuthor Methodist
religiousPerspective Christian NERFINISHED
setting urban England
timePeriodDescribed late 19th century
titleAlludesTo Darkest Africa NERFINISHED

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