The state of the poor: or, An history of the labouring classes in England, from the conquest to the present period; in which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to diet, dress, fuel, and habitation; and the various plans which, from time to time, have been proposed, and adopted, for the relief of the poor: together with parochial reports relative to the administration of work-houses, and houses of industry; the state of friendly societies; and other public institutions ... With a large appendix; containing a comparative and chronological table of the prices of labour, of provisions, and of other commodities ... By Sir Frederic Morton Eden ...

By: Eden, Frederick Morton, 1766-1809.

Subject(s): Poor -- Great Britain | Poor laws -- Great Britain | Working class -- Great Britain -- History | Charities -- England