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Elizabeth Fry : angel of Newgate / Janet and Geoff Benge.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Benge, Janet, Heroes of history ; Publisher: Lynnwood, WA : Emerald Books, [2015]Description: 189 pages : map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781624860645 (pbk.)
  • 1624860648 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Earlham Hall -- A ship without a pilot -- The man from America -- What she had been waiting for -- A new life -- Up and down -- A bottle long corked up -- Hell above ground -- Opportunities for good -- The miracle at Newgate -- Wretched exiles -- New challenges -- The disaster lurking in the shadows -- Multiplying influence -- "Death itself there dies".
Summary: "Narrative biography of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Fry, E. B466 Available 33111008085439
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people-something no one else dared to do.Telling doubters, "If I don't, who will?" Betsy became one of England's greatest reformers and one of the nineteenth century's most beloved people. Guided by her Quaker values, she led efforts in education and literacy, prison reform, and-together with figures such as William Wilberforce and Thomas Fowell Buxton-the abolition of slavery. Elizabeth Fry insisted on justice and forever changed the way human beings treat one another (1780-1845).Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.Pages: 192 (paperback)Ages: 10 +

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"Narrative biography of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer"-- Provided by publisher.

Earlham Hall -- A ship without a pilot -- The man from America -- What she had been waiting for -- A new life -- Up and down -- A bottle long corked up -- Hell above ground -- Opportunities for good -- The miracle at Newgate -- Wretched exiles -- New challenges -- The disaster lurking in the shadows -- Multiplying influence -- "Death itself there dies".

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