Ernest Jones (1819-1869) was a prominent figure in the Chartist movement. Often radical in his approach, he was imprisoned in 1848 for two years for his seditious speeches. He wrote numerous poems and novels, including The Battle Day, The Revolt of Hindostan, The Maid of Warsaw, Woman's Wrongs and The Painter of Florence. The material in this collection came to the Library via G.D.H. Cole, to whom Ella Twynam had sent it in anticipation of him writing a biography of Ernest C. Jones.
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