02609cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500480015626400510020430000470025533600260030233700260032833800360035450000310039050801980042152013810061953400450200065300390204565300310208465300290211570000530214485600430219799900190224061159UtSlPG20260610134417.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13012880  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aHill, Octavia,d1838-191210aLife of Octavia Hill as Told in Her Letters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-01-13  aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Fay Dunn, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Life of Octavia Hill as Told in Her Letters" by Octavia Hill is a collection of memoir letters edited by C. Edmund Maurice, written in the early 20th century. This compilation offers an intimate glimpse into the life of Octavia Hill, a notable social reformer and philanthropist, highlighting her thoughts, experiences, and the intricacies of her personal and professional life primarily during the 19th century. The book appears to focus on her childhood, family influences, and the development of her social consciousness, incorporating her reflections and correspondence.  The opening of the memoir sets the stage by discussing Hill's family background, beginning with her father, James Hill, a corn merchant who faced financial difficulties and the subsequent impacts on his family. It describes the affectionate home they created despite hardships and introduces significant figures in Octavia's upbringing, such as her stepmother Caroline Southwood Smith. The narrative illustrates her formative years filled with creativity, resourcefulness, and an emerging social awareness, alluding to her future endeavors in social reform and housing. Through various anecdotes, we see the development of Hill's character, her deep familial connections, and her early encounters with the social issues that would shape her life's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorking class -- England -- London  aWorking class -- Dwellings  aHill, Octavia, 1838-19121 aMaurice, C. Edmundq(Charles Edmund),d1843-192740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61159  c101985d101985