Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Booth-Tucker, Frederick St. George De Lautour 1853 1929 Booth-Tucker, F. de L. (Frederick St. George de Lautour) Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" Produced by Dave Maddock and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Darkest India" by Frederick St. George De Lautour Booth-Tucker is a socio-political commentary written in the late 19th century, serving as a supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out." The book focuses on the urgent need for systemic reforms to address extreme poverty and social injustices faced by the disadvantaged in India, particularly emphasizing the plight of those referred to as the "submerged tenth" of the population, which encompasses millions living in dire conditions of destitution. The opening of the work introduces the gravity of India's social issues by comparing the dire living conditions of its impoverished classes to the dark jungles tackled by explorers in Africa. The author outlines various groups of the destitute, including beggars, the unemployed, and those suffering from chronic poverty due to societal structures that leave many without means to sustain themselves. He starkly presents the alarming statistics regarding hunger and misery among the population, aiming to awaken the sympathy of his readers and provoke action. The text sets a hopeful tone for future reform, presenting ideas for structural changes and social programs aimed at lifting these citizens out of their impoverished states, while advocating for a collective effort to address these systemic failures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en India -- Social conditions Poor -- India DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology Category: Politics 339159 2025-08-05T08:00:13.950909 text/html 339063 338973 2024-11-05T09:37:38.569866 2023-10-05T09:28:33.380780 text/html text/html 200153 2025-08-05T08:00:21.062880 application/epub+zip 203345 2025-08-05T08:00:16.838862 application/epub+zip 184538 2025-08-05T08:00:15.731001 application/epub+zip 367917 2025-08-05T08:00:24.658824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332156 2025-08-05T08:00:20.386961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322764 2022-09-05T13:26:06.477950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306274 2025-08-05T08:00:13.596881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286515 2024-10-28T18:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17684 2025-08-05T08:00:24.796814 application/rdf+xml 11745 2025-08-05T08:00:16.245890 image/jpeg 3030 2025-08-05T08:00:15.976867 image/jpeg 194558 2025-08-05T08:00:13.976901 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia