John Bright


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Catalogue of the Books in the Manchester Free Library


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"The Catalogue ... has been prepared with a view to accomplish two objects. One, to offer an inventory of all the books on the shelves of the Reference Department of the Manchester Free Library: the other, to supply ... a ready Key both to the subjects of the books, and to the names of the authors." - v. 1, the compiler to the reader.










The Spectator


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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.




Life and Times of Frederick Douglass


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Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.




Cobden and Bright: a Victorian Political Partnership


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"Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 ? 2 April 1865) was a British manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League as well as with the Cobden?Chevalier Treaty. He has been called "the greatest classical-liberal thinker on international affairs" by historian Ralph Raico ... John Bright (16 November 1811 ? 27 March 1889), Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy. He sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889."--Wikipedia.