Titles Edited by John Bright

1811 – 1889

John Bright (1811-1889) was a Quaker and a Member of Parliament who was active with Richard Cobden in opposing the Corn Laws and the war against Russia in the Crimea.

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Titles

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, 2 vols.

Goldwin Smith

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 1 Free Trade and Finance

Goldwin Smith

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy. Vol. 2 War, Peace, and Reform

Goldwin Smith

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