Papers of Richard Carlile, 1819-1900.

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Papers of Richard Carlile, 1819-1900.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122396775

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 1 volume and 2 volumes of diaries) and documents related to the blasphemy and libel trials of Richard Carlile, Jane Carlile, and Mary Anne Carlile. Other topics in the collection include the liberty of the press in Great Britain, Carlile's religious views, and prison conditions in Great Britain.

620 pieces.9 boxes.13 oversize folders.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6701588

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Carlile, Jane

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Mitchell, Logan.

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Campbell, Theophila Carlile, Mrs.

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Carlile, Richard, 1790-1843

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Richard Carlile, English radical publisher and writer. Inspired by the reformist writings of Thomas Paine, he distributed various radical tracts, including those of William Hone, and wrote works of his own. For his published accounts of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, he was charged with blasphemy and seditious libel and sentenced to six years in prison. Freed in 1825, he published Every Woman's Book, or, What is Love, a controversial book advocating birth control. From the description o...

Morison, Alexander, 1779-1866

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Carlile, Eliza Sharples

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Holyoake, George-Jacob 1817-1906

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George Jacob Holyoake was an English social reformer. His father was a smith, and Holyoake worked in the foundry, before encountering the socialist ideas of Robert Owen. He became a Chartist and teacher, and also wrote and edited socialist periodicals. Imprisoned for condemning Christianity, he founded the important socialist journal The Reasoner. He also opposed government censorship of the press, and worked for tax reform and other causes. From the description of George Jacob Holyo...

Cambell, Theophila Carlile, Mrs.

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Place, Francis, 1771-1854

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British reformer. From the description of Letters, 1836-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39208674 Epithet: of Add MS 37949 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x0000bb Francis Place was born in 1771 in London, England and was a tailor by trade. Through his activities as a lobbyist for labor reform and as a labor organizer, Place became an influential radical political...

Carlile, Mary Anne

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Taylor, Robert, 1784-1844

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Farrar, Squire.

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