Lives Worth Living : Prebendary Charles Wightman and Mrs. Julia Bainbrigge Wightman. Written by Rev. Charles Bullock.
London: Home Words Publishing Office, 1899. Very Good Condition. Item #521950
An account of the Shrewsbury couple whose Christian ministry combined parish work with practical social reform. It describes Charles Wightman's long service at St. Alkmund's and Julia's influential temperance campaigning, charitable homes for vulnerable women in Shrewsbury, and the establishment of Wightman's Hall in Shrewsbury, an alcohol free working men's hall. Her widely read Haste to the Rescue helped carry their work to a national audience. 54 pages, frontis. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered. Ink inscription to title page. Spine sunned. Head & foot of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean and sound throughout. Size: 13 x 19 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.
Keywords: BZDB395 Antiquarian & Rare; New Arrivals; Unbranded PHILANTHROPIST, WRITER & TEMPERANCE PIONEER : JULIA BAINBRIGGE WIGHTMAN Lives Worth Living : Prebendary Charles Wightman and Mrs. Julia Bainbrigge Wightman. Written by Rev. Charles Bullock.
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