The People's Charter: Democratic Agitation in Early Victorian Britain

by Stephen Roberts (Editor)

"Hostile members of Parliament, police spies, mass arrests, picked juries, and unsanitary jailsùworking people in the United Kingdom faced such perils during the early Victorian period and responded by organizing the Chartist movement, a democratic and social campaign documented in this collection of essays. Attention is given to the regional incarnations of the movement and important Chartist lectures. A glossary of historical references and notes on further reading are also provided."

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004