The Rise of Democracy (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Electronic book text)

Published in 1898, this volume traces the social, economic, and political concerns that led to the rise of Democracy in Great Britain. The author relates the origin and course of the Chartist movement, the Reform Acts of the latter 1800s, as well as the issues of labor legislation and foreign policy at the time of the book's writing. A concise and thoughtful volume, "The Rise of Democracy" will be useful to all students of English history.