An Anthology of Chartist Poetry: Poetry of the British Working Class, 1830s-1850s

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Peter Scheckner
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1989 - Poetry - 353 pages
Chartist poetry was written by and for workers. In contrast with the portrayal of workers by mainstream Victorian writers, Chartist verse is intellectual, complex, and socially conscious and reflects an international outlook.

Contents

Introduction
15
ANONYMOUS VERSES AND SONGS
59
A L
82
E C
90
To the Chartists of Shropshire
96
T Z
109
BANDIERA
116
JOHN HENRY BRAMWICH
124
15
165
JONATHAN Lefevre
226
ROBERT LOWERY
257
F MCARTHY
285
J MOWEN
292
JOSEPH RADFORD
298
BENJAMIN STOTT
305
WILLIAM THOM
311

THOMAS COOPER
133
EBENEZER ELLIOTT
141
ALFRED FENNEL
153
GEORGE JULIAN HARNEY
156
IOTA
163
WESTRAY
318
Bibliography
346
59
351
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