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Alexander Somerville (1811 85) was an extraordinary figure,
notorious in his own lifetime for his espousal of political reform.
The youngest child of impoverished farmers from the Scottish border
country, he was the last soldier to be flogged publicly in Britain,
after openly stating that his regiment would not fire on Reform
agitators. In his subsequent journalistic career his stance was
influenced by his concern that violent revolution would inevitably
be crushed and so lead to greater suffering among the working
class, and he therefore supported the less radical reform movement
urged by Cobden. He was a passionate opponent of the Corn Laws, and
The Whistler at the Plough (published in 1852) is a collection of
his letters and essays for the Anti-Corn-Law League, based on
information gathered during his own travels around the country. The
volume also contains his eyewitness account of the Irish famine of
1847.
Alexander Somerville (1811-85) was an extraordinary figure,
notorious in his own lifetime for his espousal of political reform.
The youngest child of impoverished farmers from the Scottish border
country, he was the last soldier to be flogged publicly in Britain,
after openly stating that his regiment would not fire on Reform
agitators. In his subsequent journalistic career his stance was
influenced by his concern that violent revolution would inevitably
be crushed and so lead to greater suffering among the working
class, and he therefore supported the less radical reform movement
urged by Cobden. He was a passionate opponent of the Corn Laws, and
The Whistler at the Plough (published in 1852) is a collection of
his letters and essays for the Anti-Corn-Law League, based on
information gathered during his own travels around the country. The
volume also contains his eyewitness account of the Irish famine of
1847.
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This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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