Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine

About this eBook

Author

Waugh, Edwin, 1817-1890

Credits

Many thanks to Peter Moulding who transcribed this eText

Language

English

LoC Class

HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production

Subject

Working class -- England -- Lancashire

Category

Text

eBook-No.

10126

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10126

Release Date

November 1, 2003

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOME-LIFE OF THE LANCASHIRE FACTORY FOLK DURING THE COTTON FAMINE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CHAPTER I.
4. 4.CHAPTER II.
5. 5.CHAPTER III.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV.
7. 7.CHAPTER V.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX.
12. 12.CHAPTER X.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII.
26. 26.LETTER AND SPEECHES UPON THE COTTON FAMINE — LETTERS OF A LANCASHIRE LAD ON THE COTTON FAMINE. — MR COBDEN'S SPEECH ON THE COTTON FAMINE. — SPEECH OF THE EARL OF DERBY
27. 27.SONGS OF DISTRESS, CHIEFLY WRITTEN DURING THE COTTON FAMINE. — STANZAS TO MY STARVING KIN IN THE NORTH. BY ELIZA COOK. — THE SMOKELESS CHIMNEY BY A LANCASHIRE LADY {1} (E.J.B.) — THE MILL-HAND'S PETITION. — CHEER UP A BIT LONGER. {2} BY SAMUEL LAYCOCK. — FRETTIN'. — TH' SHURAT WEAVER'S SONG. {4} — GOD HELP THE POOR. {5} — TICKLE TIMES.

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