Writing the Lives of the Poor

Writing the Lives of the Poor

The conference 'Writing the Lives of the Poor' arose out of a joint Anglo-German research project, “Pauper Letters and Petitions for Poor Relief in Germany and Great Britain,1770–1914”, funded by the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council,and directed by Prof. Steven King (University...

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Main Author: T.G. Ashplant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Groningen Press 2014-03-01
Series:European Journal of Life Writing
Online Access:https://ejlw.eu/article/view/31419
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spelling doaj-68f9b4af92884a2cb945b436d84a33802020-11-25T02:52:02ZengUniversity of Groningen PressEuropean Journal of Life Writing2211-243X2014-03-013R1R610.5463/ejlw.3.9631419Writing the Lives of the PoorT.G. Ashplant0King's College LondonThe conference 'Writing the Lives of the Poor' arose out of a joint Anglo-German research project, “Pauper Letters and Petitions for Poor Relief in Germany and Great Britain,1770–1914”, funded by the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council,and directed by Prof. Steven King (University of Leicester) and Prof.Dr. Andreas Gestrich (Director, German Historical Institute London. These narratives comprise letters and petitions written by paupers seeking some form of relief. In describing the circumstances which led them to appeal for help, the authors construct autobiographical vignettes. The project aims to construct an online, edited corpus of such texts, which survive in considerable numbers in British and German archives.https://ejlw.eu/article/view/31419
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