Books by Simon Morgan

Richard Cobden (1804-1865) rose from humble beginnings to become the leading advocate of nineteenth-century free-trade and liberalism. Divided into five sections, this collection of essays offers a reassessment of Cobden's career, and its impact and legacy in the two hundred years since his birth.

Drawing on a variety of sources including private documents, this work argues that women actually played an important role in the formation of the public identity of the Victorian middle class. It offers numerous insights for the reader into the public lives of women in this fascinating period.