Descript |
xi, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Contents |
'The learneed boy,' Halifax, 1800-17 -- Literary aspirtations, 1817-22 -- Law, literature and politics, 1822-38 -- The incorportation of Manchester, 1838-43 -- Crossley and Manchester's cultural development, 1838-43 -- The Chatham Society, 1843-83: part 1 -- The Chetham Society, 1843-83: part 2 -- 'The chief literary celebrity of this community:' Crossley and the public libraries of Manchester -- A loose canon? Crossley and the bibliography of Daniel Defoe -- The Manchester man of letters -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. Crossley's contributions to Notes and Queries ; Gurests at the Ainsworth banquet, 1881 ; James Crossley: lines on a favourite cat ; Paintings owned by James Crossley. |
ISBN |
9780955427633 (hbk.) |
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0955427630 (hbk.) |
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