02157cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500380014926400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033750000310037350800660040452012070047053400450167765300300172265300310175285600430178399900170182658101UtSlPG20260610134335.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHV1 aBayly, Mrs.q(Mary),d1816-189910aRagged homes and how to mend them 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-10-14  aTranscribed from the 1860 James Nisbet edition by David Price  a"Ragged Homes and How to Mend Them" by Mrs. Bayly is a social reform treatise written in the mid-19th century. The book focuses on the appalling living conditions of the poor in London, particularly in a place known as the Potteries, and the necessity for improving their homes to foster better social outcomes. Mrs. Bayly aims to illuminate the struggles faced by the working class and the critical roles that knowledge and community initiatives play in transforming their lives.  The opening of the book introduces the author’s motivations and the pressing need for social reform, particularly regarding the homes of the impoverished. Mrs. Bayly describes her experiences with the working class, highlighting their struggles with poverty, lack of education, and reliance on inadequate social services. Through personal anecdotes and observations, she emphasizes the importance of home management and maternal influence in the improvement of the community. The narrative sets the stage for exploring various initiatives aimed at elevating the living standards of the poor, as well as advocating for structural changes in societal attitudes towards them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPoor -- England -- London  aCharities -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58101  c98929d98929