Ernest Jones, Chartism, and the romance of politics, 1819-1869 /

In this biography of Ernest Jones (1819-69), the last of the Chartist leaders, the author interweaves an account of his literary achievement with his political career, revealing Jones as the mid-Victorian incarnation of Shelley's romantic vision of the poet as patriot.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Miles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In this biography of Ernest Jones (1819-69), the last of the Chartist leaders, the author interweaves an account of his literary achievement with his political career, revealing Jones as the mid-Victorian incarnation of Shelley's romantic vision of the poet as patriot.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index.
ISBN:9780198207290
0198207298