""A Plea For Ragged Schools: Or Prevention Better Than Cure"" is a book written in 1847 by Thomas Guthrie. In this book, Guthrie argues for the establishment of ""ragged schools"" - schools for underprivileged children who would otherwise be left without an education. Guthrie believes that the best way to prevent poverty and crime is to provide education and moral guidance to children from a young age. He argues that by providing these children with...