Richard Oastler: king of factory children; six pamphlets, 1835-1861.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oastler, Richard, 1789-1861
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Arno Press, 1972.
Series:British labour struggles: contemporary pamphlets ; 1727-1850
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Table of Contents:
  • Eight letters to the Duke of Wellington, a petition to the House of Commons, and a letter to the editor of the Agricultural and industrial magazine
  • More work for the Leeds new thief-catchers. A letter to George Goodman, Esq., Mayor of Leeds
  • The rejected letter, with a dedication to the man wot [!] would have it read. A letter to the owners & occupiers of mills, in the town and parish of Halifax
  • A letter to those millowners who continue to oppose the ten hours bill. Appeal to members of Parliament, and to the working classes, respecting the ten hours' factory bill
  • Sketch of the life of the late Richard Oastler, with an account of his funeral obsequies and the three funeral sermons preached on the occasion, by G. S. Bull.