Chartist Legacy

This volume comprises 11 essays written by leading scholars of the Chartist Movement preceded by a foreword by Asa Briggs who previously edited a similar collection, Chartist Studies (1959). With contributions from political, social and literary historians based in Britain, Australia and the United States, this is truly a multi-disciplinary and wide-ranging collection. The book includes studies of: the pre-history of the six points, oratory, poetry, journalism, transportation and the later career of Feargus O’Connor. The Chartist Legacy is an indispensable volume for all students of Chartism.

Owen Ashton is a professor of modern British social history at Staffordshire University. He is the author of Chartist Legacy.