Poverty and Welfare in early modern England: A Social History

本研究探讨1780-1850年间的贫民书信、贫民救济管理与英国贫民经历之间的关系。该项目主要关注英国穷人的临时经济，重点关注伦敦、埃塞克斯、伯明翰和曼彻斯特等特定地区。该项目分析了贫困叙事的形式、内容、修辞和用法，并以贫民书信、日记等为主要来源。

This research project explores the relationship between the pauper letters, the administration of the poor relief and the experience of the English poor for the period 1780-1850. The project mainly concerns with the makeshift economy of the English poor, focusing on specific localities such as London, Essex, Birmingham and Manchester. This project analysed the form, content, rhetoric and usage of poverty narrative, with pauper letters, diaries and so on as its main sources.