Poetry of the Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861-65)

Poems

1. John Bull’s Prayer., by Unknown, March 5th 1862
2. The Cry of the Crowd, by William Billington, May 10th 1862
3. The Poor Rich Man to the Rich Poor Man, by Thomas Barlow, July 9th 1864
4. The Captives, by unknown, May 2nd 1863
5. Into the Wilderness [What the Starving Scholar Said to His Bride], by W. A. Abram, January 10th 1863
6. Merry Christmas Eve, by Gerald Massey, December 26, 1863