The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury

The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-85): Vol. 1, Part Two covers the period 1843-45 and presents his discussions of topics such as religious questions (including here the intense debates over Tractarianism); industrial working conditions, especially for children; and the work of the lunacy commission.