{"product_id":"9781108064583","title":"Fifty Years of Work without Wages","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Rowley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774161940798,"sku":"9781108064583","price":1766.44,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781108064583.jpg?v=1766415710","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781108064583","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}