The Factory System: Volume 1 (One; I) Birth and Growth

Published in 1970 by David & Charles and collated and written by J. T. Ward, the selection of documents in this volume (volume 2 of 2 books) illustrates the development of the factory system in the 19th Century. The consequences of the factory - the displacement of handwork, the problem of industrial ill health, urban crowding, long working hours, child labour, and hte new industrial discipline - are examined in the first section. Contemporary comments on the agitation for factory reform, in Parliament and in the textile districts form the second part. Thirdly, the established factory system of the mid-century is seen through the writings of liberal-minded employers, academics, journalists, factory inspectors, operatives and politicians. The documents are chosen to provide a balanced section of celebrated and less-known contemporary accounts and are accompanied by editorial comments and a detailed bibliography. PART THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FACTORY A) Artisans and Machinery; B) Industrial Health; C) The Factory Town; D) Factory Life; E) Visits to the Factories. PART FACTORY F) Child Labour; G) The Leadership of Richard Oastler; H) The Factory Reformers; I) The Ten Hours Bill; J) The Factory Reform Agitation; K) The Propaganda Battle; L) The Later Movement. PART THE FACTORY SYSTEM AND M) The Masters' Case; N) The 'Intellectual' Attitude; O) The Operation of Factory Legislation; P) Working-Class Organisations; Q) Changing Views on the Factory System; R) Industry's Triumph; Notes; Index