The Making of a Tory Evangelical

by David Furse-Roberts

As one of Victorian Britain's pre-eminent social reformers, Lord Shaftesbury (1801-85) exerted a lasting impact surpassing all of his parliamentary contemporaries. Despite being born into one of England's aristocratic families, a combination of early childhood deprivation, an earnest Evangelical faith, and an abiding sense of noblesse oblige made him a champion of the poor. His seminal contribution to the Victorian factory reform movement represented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532654294
• ISBN13: 9781532654299
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"