Lectures on Poverty is a book written by Samuel Augustus Barnett in 1908. The book is a collection of lectures given by Barnett on the issue of poverty in England during the early 20th century. Barnett was a social reformer and a vicar who worked tirelessly to improve the living conditions of the poor in London's East End. The book is divided into four parts, each of which focuses on a different aspect of poverty. The first part discusses the causes...