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 Project Gutenberg 2009-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 411 Hope, Robert Charles 1855 1926 The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses Produced by Julie Barkley, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses" by Robert Charles Hope is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This publication discusses the historical presence and social implications of leprosy in England, examining the leper communities and their segregated living conditions in lazar houses throughout the country. It reflects on the medical and theological perspectives on leprosy from biblical times to the Middle Ages. The book provides a comprehensive examination of leprosy in England, detailing its classifications as two distinct diseases: the biblical type and the Medieval form known as Elephantiasis Græcorum. Hope surveys the establishment of lazar houses, their regulations, and the daily lives of their inhabitants, illustrating the stigma and isolation faced by lepers. He contrasts the treatment of lepers over time, exploring the evolution of societal attitudes towards this disease, the significant numbers of lazar houses founded, and the eventual decline of leprosy as a public health issue in England by the 16th century. The work serves as both a historical account and a call for empathy towards those afflicted by leprosy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Leprosy -- Great Britain -- History RC Text Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious Category: Health & Medicine 124399 2025-10-12T09:04:31.830649 text/html 124608 2021-01-05T11:42:48 text/html 140569 2025-10-12T09:04:39.028645 application/epub+zip 139958 2025-10-12T09:04:35.477649 application/epub+zip 97937 2025-10-12T09:04:34.162611 application/epub+zip 376865 2025-10-12T09:04:41.393608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360541 2025-10-12T09:04:38.165640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193277 2022-09-13T16:57:29.355550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93368 2025-10-12T09:04:31.358651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93212 2021-01-05T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93216 2021-01-05T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20303 2025-10-12T09:04:41.526607 application/rdf+xml 24788 2025-10-12T09:04:34.668608 image/jpeg 4614 2025-10-12T09:04:34.414617 image/jpeg 37380 2021-01-05T11:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 42565 2021-01-05T11:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 37345 2021-01-05T11:42:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 139812 2025-10-12T09:04:31.840637 application/octet-stream application/zip