THE CHILDREN OF ENGLAND; Copyright; THE CHILDREN OF ENGLAND; Original Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I THE POINT OF VIEW; CHAPTER II SETTLEMENT AND SURPLUS; CHAPTER III THE CRAFTSMAN, THE DEALER, AND THE TRAVELLER; CHAPTER IV THE RULING CLASSES AND THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLING; CHAPTER V MERRIE ENGLAND; CHAPTER VI THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ENGLAND; CHAPTER VII TRADE AND POVERTY DURING THREE CENTURIES; CHAPTER VIII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE SYSTEM OF SCHOOLING; CHAPTER IX THE CHILD IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; CHAPTER X THE PRESENT DAY: SOME NOTES ON REFORM; REFERENCES AND NOTES
Summary
As much a social history as a volume charting the history of education this book examines the major forces influencing education in England during the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as class differences, economic success and poverty, the legacy of the industrial revolution and factors such as migration
