English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Thomas John Barnardo, Anne Of Green Gables, Outlandish

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2033E
• Professor: Clarissa Suranyi

Document Summary

In the first chapter of anne of green gables, marilla explains to mrs. rachel. In that time period, around the end of the nineteenth century, it wasn"t unusual to. Little orphant annie"s come to our house to stay, An" wash the cups and saucers up, an" brush the crumbs away, An" shoo the chickens off the porch, an" dust the hearth, an" sweep, An" make the fire, an" bake the bread, an" earn her board-and-keep. Lynde that she and matthew have decided to adopt a boy: at first matthew suggested getting a barnado boy (in some editions, editors have changed the words barnado boy to home boy ). What marillla is referring to is a program developed by a british philanthropist named thomas barnardo. This man arranged for the adoption of over 100, 000 children who were taken from lower-class homes in london, england and sent to farming families in canada, new zealand, and australia.