Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 300 Cobden, John C. The White Slaves of England Produced by Brian Coe, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The White Slaves of England" by John C. Cobden is a social commentary and historical account written in the mid-19th century. The text examines the abhorrent conditions of the laboring classes in Britain, likening their plight to slavery, and argues against the oppressive structures of the aristocracy that perpetuate their suffering. Through official testimonies and vivid illustrations, Cobden sheds light on the exploitation faced by miners, factory workers, and the rural poor, creating a powerful argument for social reform. At the start of the book, the author lays out the grim realities faced by the majority of England's populace under a feudal system that benefits a wealthy minority. The preface highlights the disconnections between Britain's proclaimed ideals of freedom and the reality of widespread poverty, starvation, and human degradation. Cobden asserts that the laws of primogeniture and entitlement among the aristocracy contribute significantly to the suffering of the working classes, leaving them in a state of near-slavery. Through various societal lenses, including agricultural conditions and the horrors of child labor in mines, the opening sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the systemic injustices embedded in British society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Working class -- England HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 1109541 1109552 2024-09-21T18:03:30.702783 2023-09-22T14:29:51.630717 text/html text/html 1125710 2016-06-27T19:28:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 1661056 2016-06-27T19:28:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1790575 2024-09-21T18:03:45.146722 application/epub+zip 1804270 2024-09-21T18:03:32.939788 application/epub+zip 511954 2024-09-21T18:03:31.847800 application/epub+zip 2048652 2024-09-21T18:03:53.662678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2057236 2024-09-21T18:03:43.883740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766330 2022-09-23T21:50:00.800016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036774 1036547 2024-09-21T18:03:28.857798 2023-09-22T14:29:49.768699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1036948 2016-06-27T19:28:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 379327 2016-06-27T19:28:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17625 2024-09-21T18:03:53.810675 application/rdf+xml 13024 2024-09-21T18:03:32.001777 image/jpeg 2067 2024-09-21T18:03:31.924788 image/jpeg 1659098 2024-09-21T18:03:30.824798 application/octet-stream application/zip