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Octavia Hill

English social reformer (1838-1912)

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  • Life of Octavia Hill as told in her letters / edited by C. Edmund Maurice.

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  • Life of Octavia Hill as told in her letters / edited by C. Edmund Maurice.

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5 works

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    Homes of the London poor / by Octavia Hill.

    Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912. | Date: 1883
    • Books
    • Online

    Labour and life of the people / edited by Charles Booth. Contributors: Charles Booth. Beatrice Potter. David F. Schloss. Ernest Aves. Stephen N. Fox. Jesse Argyle. Clara E. Collett. H. Llewellyn Smith.

    Booth, Charles. | Date: 1891
    • Books

    Life of Octavia Hill as told in her letters / edited by C. Edmund Maurice.

    Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912. | Date: 1913
    • Books

    Homes of the London poor / Octavia Hill and The bitter cry of outcast London; an inquiry into the condition of the abject poor [by] Andrew Mearns.

    Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912. | Date: 1970
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    Octavia Hill and the social housing debate : essays and letters / by Octavia Hill ; edited by Robert Whelan.

    Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912. | Date: 1998

Related topics

London
Housing
19th-20th centuries
Working class
Social Work

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