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Manchester Poetry

Manchester Poetry

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Number of Chapters: 13

Length: 03 hours and 31 minutes

Language: English

Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mechanical of boroughs', had more to offer than spinning jennies and power looms. The collection includes selections from ten Manchester-born poets, among whom Charles Swain was the best known. - Summary by Phil Benson

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Introductory Essay (Phil Benson)
Poems by John Byrom (Phil Benson)
Poems by Mrs. Fletcher (Maria Jane Jewsbury) (Phil Benson)
Poems by Charles Swain (Phil Benson)
Poems by Charles Swain continued (Phil Benson)
Poems by Rev. Dr. Mc. All (Phil Benson)
Poems by W. H. Ainsworth (Phil Benson)
Poems by Rev. R. Parkinson (Phil Benson)
Poems by J. Riddal Wood (Phil Benson)
Poems by William Mort (Phil Benson)
Poems by Samuel Bamford (Phil Benson)
Poems by Ner Gardiner (Phil Benson)
Miscellany (Phil Benson)
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