Download or read book Homes of the London Poor written by Octavia Hill and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Homes of the London Poor' is a collection of essays by Octavia Hill, a Victorian social reformer who dedicated her life to improving the conditions of poverty and poor housing in London. Hill's approach included practical action and campaigning for change. She believed in helping the poor towards self-support and self-respect, with the goal of bringing them out of poverty. Hill's plan involved obtaining possession of houses to be let in weekly tenements to the poor, with a focus on sanitation and educational work. Her hope was to encourage habits of industry and effort, empowering the poor to become independent and self-sufficient.