# John Hobson — Twenty Years at Hull House character guide

> John Hobson in Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. John Hobson, John Burns

**First appearance:** 0012-ix-a-decade-of-economic-discussion

## Who they are

British economist and reformer who visited Hull House.

## Relationships

### [Jane Addams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/characters/jane_addams)

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John Hobson was a British economist and social theorist whose ideas on imperialism and poverty influenced Addams' thinking.

## In the story

### [XII: Tolstoyism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/chapters/xii-tolstoyism)

Lecturing on modern capitalism during Addams' visit to England.

### [XII: Tolstoyism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/chapters/xii-tolstoyism)

Shows Addams civic accomplishments in Battersea.

### [Public Activities and Investigations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/chapters/xiii-public-activities-and-investigations)

Visited the Italian quarter twice, thirteen years apart; remembered details of housing conditions and recommended improvements.

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