The History of Suffrage, 1760-1867 Vol 1

This work brings together key texts drawn from the history of suffrage advocacy and agitation. The whole issue of voting rights and representation is shown to be anchored firmly in the wider political culture of Britain and Ireland as well as the Empire as a whole. Volume 1 covers texts from 1766 to 1795.

Anna Clark, Sarah Richardson

Volume 1; Reflexions on Representation in Parliament (1766) Thoughts on a Parliamentary Reform (1784), Extracts from Letters to the Volunteers of Ireland (1783), extracts from Political Register (1768 and 1769), 'Mr Burke's Speech to the Electors of Bristol' from Mr Edmund Burke*s speeches (1774) 2 extract from Political Disquisitions (1774), extracts from Political Papers (1794-5)