The hungry forties
Subtitle: country life under protection
By: by Mrs. Cobden Unwin.
Contributors: Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin
Published: 1904
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 14
Subjects: Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865.; Tariff -- Great Britain.; Corn laws (Great Britain)
Notes: This pamphlet is the introduction to The hungry forties: life under the bread tax, descriptive letters and other testimonies from contemporary witnesses. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904, published separately as a prospectus. In illustrated orange paper wrappers. Includes advertisements for the book, political posters, and books on free trade.
LC copy has 1 sheet laid in, with the caption title: The hungry forties and Richard Cobden on women's suffrage, to free trade candidates.