Why are the people poor? address to the unemployed of Great Britain and Ireland:
"Did universal justice prevail, Earth would be a Heaven, Hell, a fable" /
A National Reformer [James Bronterre O'Brien].
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| Summary: | Broadside written by Chartist James Bronterre O'Brien ('A National Reformer'), questioning the unemployment situation in Ireland and Great Britain when there is an opportunity to work from the land. The quotation at top of sheet "Did universal justice prevail, Earth would be a Heaven, Hell, a fable" is a variation on an 1825 quotation by Charles Caleb Colton - "Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable". |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[London :
s.n.,
1887].
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| Notes: | This item is held in the Department of Ephemera. Physical description: 1 sheet ; 35 x 24 cm. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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EPH D234 |
Collection unavailable |
Ephemera |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
