Abstract

Charles Booth--Social Scientist, T.S. the historical context of Booth's life and M.B. Simey, O.U.P., 1960. and work receives rather less atten- tion, much necessarily being taken for T last we have a sizeable book granted; the Grand Enquiry is under- devoted to a discussion of standably given the centre of the Charles Booth and his work. It has stage; and the section on Evaluation come, appropriately enough, from concentrates on assessing Booth's Liverpool, where T. S. Simey occu- contribution to sociological knowledge pies the Charles Booth Chair in Social and method, his influence on social Science. The book is the joint work policy (particularly the granting of of Professor Simey and his wife. As old age pensions), and, most difficult the author of the only praiseworhty of all, his influence on social thought account of English social work in the in relation to the acceptance of the 19th century, 1 Margaret Simey will welfare state. already be known to many students Certainly a second, or a fatter, of social welfare. Six years ago she volume would be needed for all contributed a short article, "Charles readers to be satisfied. The more per- Booth", to the Social Service Quar- sonal