'Nobler imaginings and mightier struggles' : : Octavia Hill, social activism and the remaking of British society / / edited by Elizabeth Baigent and Ben Cowell.

• TeilnehmendeR: Baigent, Elizabeth,; Cowell, Ben,; University of London. Institute of Historical Research,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Institute of Historical Research,, 2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 329 pages) :; illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
• Notes: Includes index.

This volume reassesses the life and work of Octavia Hill, housing reformer, open space campaigner, co-founder of the National Trust, founder of the Army Cadet Force, and the first woman to be invited to sit on a royal commission. In her lifetime, if not a household name, Octavia Hill was widely rega...