Home Page Education What's On
Octavia the Writer

Octavia Hill judiciously placed articles about her work in influential magazines, drawing public attention to the appalling conditions of the times and promoting her methods of improving the quality of life of those in her charge. Some of these articles were later published as “Homes for the London Poor”.


Book
The articles helped attract highly placed patrons, including Princess Alice, Queen Victoria’s second daughter, who had Octavia’s book translated into German.