This is an Apollo book, first published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Head of Zeus Ltd
Copyright © Jacqueline Riding, 2018
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Chapter opener images taken from William Hone’s The Political House that Jack Built (London, 1819), and The Man in the Moon, a speech from the throne, to the senate of Lunataria (London, 1820). (Author’s own)
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN (E) 9781786695826
ISBN (HB) 9781786695833
Cover design: kid-ethic.
Image: Peterloo Massacre, published by Richard Carlile, 1st October 1819 / Manchester Central Library, UK / Bridgeman Images. Endpapers: James Pigot, A New Plan of Manchester and Salford, 1819, Chetham’s Library, Manchester
Author photo: Jonathan King
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