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Octavia Hill

Born

in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

December 03, 1838

Died

August 13, 1912

Genre

Housing, Land Reform

Influences

John Ruskin ...more

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Octavia Hill was an English social reformer, whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Born into a family with a strong commitment to alleviating poverty, she herself grew up in straitened circumstances owing to the financial failure of her father's businesses. With no formal schooling, she worked from the age of 14 for the welfare of working people.

Hill was a moving force behind the development of social housing, and her early friendship with John Ruskin enabled her to put her theories into practice with the aid of his initial investment. She believed in self-reliance, and made it a key part of her housing system that she and her assistants knew their t ...more

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	Our Common Land really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homes of the London Poor 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1970 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Octavia Hill and the Social Housing Debate: Essays and Letters by Octavia Hill (Rediscovered Riches Book 3) by Octavia Hill, Robert Whelan (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life of Octavia Hill: As Told in her Letters (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) by Octavia Hill, C. Edmund Maurice (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Common Land: And Other Short Essays (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life of Octavia Hill, as Told in her Letters by Octavia Hill, C. Edmund Maurice (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Befriending Leader: Social Assistance Without Dependency 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homes of the London Poor and the Bitter Cry of Outcast London by Octavia Hill, Andrew Mearns 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Open Spaces: With the Excerpt 'The Open Space Movement' by Charles Edmund Maurice by Octavia Hill, Charles Edmund Maurice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life of Octavia Hill: As Told in her Letters (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) by Octavia Hill (2010-12-23) by Octavia Hill, C Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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