Ernest Jones, Chartism, and the Romance of Politics 1819-1869 [Hardcover]

This is the first full modern biography of Ernest Jones (1819-69), the last of the Chartist leaders. This book combines an account of his colorful political career in the age of reform with an overdue assessment of his literary achievement.

Preface
List of Abbreviations
List of Plates
Introduction
1. A German Childhood
2. Karl, or Literary Life in London 1839-45
3. The Poet as Patriot 1846-48
4. The Poet as Martyr 1848-50
5. The Poor Man's Editor 1850-59
6. The People's Advocate 1860-65
7. The People's Champion 1866-67
8. Manchester 1868
Epilogue
Bibliography