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  • William Cobbett

    Radical journalist and publisher of the Political Register, the main newspaper read by the working class. After the passing of the 1832 Reform Act he was able to win the parliamentary seat of Oldham in the House of Commons where he concentrated his energies on attacking corruption in government. (1763-1835)

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  • James Kay-Shuttleworth

    Medical doctor and author, he wrote a large number of books and pamphlets on social reform including Public Education (1853). He was also one of the leaders of the Liberal Party in Lancashire. (1804 - 1877)

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  • Henry Mayhew

    Joint editor for Punch Magazine and journalist for the Morning Chronicle. Includes biography, excerpts from his writing and photo. (1812-87)

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  • Edwin Chadwick

    Outlines the career of this nineteenth century lawyer who campaigned for public health and published a report showing that disease was directly related to living conditions.

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  • William Booth

    Founded the Whitechapel Christian Mission in London's East End to help feed and house the poor. The mission was reorganized in 1878 along military lines, with the preachers known as officers and Booth as the general. Became known as the Salvation Army. (1829-1912)

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  • Charles Dickens

    Wrote newspaper articles to advocate social reform and novels. Includes short biography and excerpts from his work. (1812-1870)

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  • Charles Mackay

    Journalist, poet and editor. He wrote for newspapers and journals such as The Morning Chronicle, Daily News and London Illustrated News. (1814 - 1889)

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  • Gustave Dore

    Biography of illustrator Gustave Dore and bibliography including comments on each work.

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  • Angus Reach

    Journalist for the Morning Chronicle in London, writer for Punch Magazine and joint editor of the journal, The Man in the Moon. Includes excerpts from his writing, biography and photo. (1821 - ?)

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  • James Greenwood

    The son of a coach-builder, was born in London in the 1840s. As a young man he obtained employment on the Pall Mall Gazette. Sympathetic to the plight of the working-class, Greenwood wrote several articles highlighting the problems of poor housing and public heath.

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  • Shirley Brooks

    Journalist who contributed articles to such publications as Ainsworth's Magazine and London Illustrated News. Brooks was appointed editor of Punch Magazine in 1870. (1816 - 1874)

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  • George Sims

    Biography of journalist George Sims and bibliography including comments on each work.

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  • William Stead

    Strict Puritan who favoured social reform. Editor of the Northern Echo, the most influential voice of Nonconformity in the North of England. Advocated old age pensions and supported the charity work of the Salvation Army. (1849-1912)

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  • C. F. G. Masterman

    Writer and politician. He wrote books such as From the Abyss and The Condition of England and served terms in both local and national governments. Includes brief history and accomplishments. (1873 - 1927)

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  • James Bronterre O'Brien

    Journalist and editor of the Poor Man's Guardian. Active in the Chartist movement and was arrested and charged with making a seditious speech in Manchester. Wrote for other publications, such as The Reynolds Weekly and the Glasgow Sentinel. (1805-1864)

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