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Born in Ancoats, a deprived industrial area of Manchester, Charles Rowley (1839-1933) witnessed what he saw as the degeneration of inner-city life in the second half of the nineteenth century. His family's picture-framing business, combined with his love of culture, brought him into contact with the ideas and personalities associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, notably William Morris. As a social reformer, Rowley was suspicious of organised charity and its tendency to patronise those it tried to support. Through a number of progressive initiatives, he laboured to bring art and culture to working people: the Ancoats Brotherhood, which organised lectures and reading groups, was among the many projects he fostered. First published in 1911, these well-illustrated memoirs present a thoughtful portrait of Rowley's experiences and enthusiasms, touching upon his interactions with such artists as Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt.
Contents
1. The hungry forties; 2. The fighting fifties; 3. The maturing sixties; 4. A municipal era; 5. A municipal school of art; 6. Frederic Shields; 7. Ford Madox Brown; 8. The Rossettis; 9. William Morris; 10. Holman Hunt; 11. Prince Kropotkin and a group of refugees; 12. Some friends at home; 13. Friends abroad; 14. Recreation in Ancoats; 15. The brotherhood proper; 16. An education committee; 17. The round table; 18. An amateur lecturer.
