The Anthology of Leicester Chartist Song, Verse and Poetry

Type

Book

Authors

Ned Newitt

ISBN 10

0955282500

ISBN 13

9780955282508

Tags

Anthologies

Description

This is an anthology of poetry, song and verse written by Leicester Chartists in the 1840s. Chartism in Leicester had a huge following and local poets like Thomas Cooper, William Jones, T.R. Smart and John Henry Bramwich were themselves in the leadership of the movement. From their writing, it is possible to gain a sense of their dignity and commitment to universal suffrage in the face of oppression and starvation. Much of the verse in this anthology has not been published since the 1840s and provides a unique insight into the Chartist movement. The introduction and notes are by Ned Newitt

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