Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Written by Himself, in His Majesty's Jail at Ilchester, in the County of Somerset

xx, [21]-552; 568; 640 pp. Marbled page ridges and endpapers. The memoirs of an important radical reformer in British history, written while he was in jail at Ilchester. He is notable as the man who presented the first petition in favor of women's suffrage to Parliament. "Henry "Orator" Hunt (6 November 1773 – 15 February 1835) was a British radical speaker and agitator remembered as a pioneer of working-class radicalism and an important influence on the later Chartist movement. He advocated parliamentary reform and the repeal of the Corn Laws."