Notes To The People: May 1851 - May 1852 (volume 2)
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Faded spine. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: No issues noted.
In the turbulent years of the mid-nineteenth century, the voice of the Chartist movement found one of its most powerful expressions in the radical periodical Notes to the People, a journal that gave working-class Britain a platform for political agitation, social critique, and revolutionary thought. Edited by the firebrand lawyer, poet, and Chartist leader Ernest Jones, this second volume chronicles the period from May 1851 to May 1852 — a time of intense political ferment — presenting the raw, unfiltered demands of a movement that sought nothing less than democratic transformation of the British state. Jones's editorial vision was unflinching: each issue instructs readers on the mechanics of oppression while arguing passionately for suffrage, labour rights, and the dignity of the working class. His prose carries the cadence of a courtroom orator fused with the fire of a political prophet, making Notes to the People an indispensable primary source for understanding Victorian radicalism. This Barnes & Noble reprint, published in 1968, brings a pivotal chapter of British political history back into scholarly reach — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of Jones's agenda remains unfinished business.
Author: Ernest Jones
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Barnes & Noble
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Faded spine. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: No issues noted.
In the turbulent years of the mid-nineteenth century, the voice of the Chartist movement found one of its most powerful expressions in the radical periodical Notes to the People, a journal that gave working-class Britain a platform for political agitation, social critique, and revolutionary thought. Edited by the firebrand lawyer, poet, and Chartist leader Ernest Jones, this second volume chronicles the period from May 1851 to May 1852 — a time of intense political ferment — presenting the raw, unfiltered demands of a movement that sought nothing less than democratic transformation of the British state. Jones's editorial vision was unflinching: each issue instructs readers on the mechanics of oppression while arguing passionately for suffrage, labour rights, and the dignity of the working class. His prose carries the cadence of a courtroom orator fused with the fire of a political prophet, making Notes to the People an indispensable primary source for understanding Victorian radicalism. This Barnes & Noble reprint, published in 1968, brings a pivotal chapter of British political history back into scholarly reach — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of Jones's agenda remains unfinished business.