Fifteen Years With The Outcast

By Florence Roberts

Book Overview

""Fifteen Years With The Outcast"" is a memoir written by Mrs. Florence Roberts, chronicling her experiences living and working in a settlement house in Chicago during the early 20th century. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of the author's interactions with the city's impoverished and marginalized communities, including immigrants, African Americans, and those struggling with addiction and mental illness. Throughout the narrative, Roberts reflects on the challenges and rewards of her work, as well as the personal growth and transformation she underwent during her time in the settlement house. The book is a powerful testament to the importance of compassion, empathy, and community in addressing social inequality and promoting human dignity.After I had been in the Sacramento home about a month, the matron became sufficiently recovered to go into the country in order to recuperate. In the meanwhile the dear Lord had laid it upon the hearts of two consecrated workers to assist me, so that I was now occasionally free for some outside work. Taking advantage of this, a lady who had been a constant attendant at the jail services for many years, urged me to come on the following Sunday afternoon with my little autoharp.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162662697
• ISBN13: 9781162662695
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"