Project Gutenberg 2013-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 69 Lewins, William 06023281 A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Carol Brown, The Philatelic Digital Library Project "A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland" by William Lewins is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origin, development, and significance of savings banks in the UK and Ireland, including a detailed review of governmental financial measures associated with the subject. It offers insight into how these institutions have influenced the social conditions of the working classes and encourages saving habits. The opening of the work establishes the author's intent to document the history of savings banks, which has been largely overlooked despite their impactful role in society. Lewins discusses early attempts to encourage frugality and saving among the poorer classes in England, highlighting various individuals and efforts, notably mentioning Mr. Gladstone's financial initiatives. The text suggests a thoughtful examination of the evolution of savings banks as a means for individuals, particularly the working class, to achieve financial stability and independence through prudent savings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42583/42583-h/images/cover.jpg en Savings banks -- Great Britain Postal savings banks -- Great Britain HG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - British 1094726 1094610 2024-09-18T03:59:30.737271 2023-09-18T12:26:56.486275 text/html text/html 1098196 2013-04-22T15:34:56 text/html 359157 2013-04-22T15:37:01 text/html application/zip 390372 2024-09-18T03:59:47.155197 application/epub+zip 403376 2024-09-18T03:59:33.578242 application/epub+zip 403375 2024-09-18T03:59:32.048265 application/epub+zip 726114 2024-09-18T03:59:55.814143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605933 2024-09-18T03:59:45.509189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605901 2022-09-19T12:43:41.924661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 932989 932918 2024-09-18T03:59:27.844305 2023-09-18T12:26:53.730247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 932529 2013-04-22T15:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 320091 2013-04-22T15:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 932539 2013-04-22T15:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320023 2013-04-22T15:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20081 2024-09-18T03:59:55.981123 application/rdf+xml 9157 2024-09-18T03:59:32.258241 image/jpeg 1826 2024-09-18T03:59:32.153253 image/jpeg 358133 2024-09-18T03:59:30.817241 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog