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The factory system illustrated in a series of letters to the Right Hon. Lord Ashley : together with, A narrative of the experience and sufferings of William Dodd, a factory cripple / written by himself.

The laboring classes of England : especially those engaged in agriculture and manufactures; in a series of letters / by an Englishman ; also, A voice from the factories, a poem, in serious verse.

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William Dodd

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The factory system illustrated in a series of letters to the Right Hon. Lord Ashley : together with, A narrative of the experience and sufferings of William Dodd, a factory cripple / written by himself.

The laboring classes of England : especially those engaged in agriculture and manufactures; in a series of letters / by an Englishman ; also, A voice from the factories, a poem, in serious verse.