This book is more than a biography of Dr Barnardo. It also contains vignettes of those people that sponsored him in his endeavours and had an effect on his life. People such as James Hudson-Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission; Benjamin Disraeli, one time Prime Minister and holder of various posts in government and in opposition; Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and many moreIt is an history of his homes, orphanages, training schools and his somewhat contentious emigration policy. There is also a section on how Barnardo's carries on its good works in today's mopdern climate.