Reproduction of the original: The History of the Catnach Press by Charles Hindley

A compelling Victorian account of a leader amongst the nineteenth-century presses providing cheap printed materials for the mass market.

In nineteenth-century England poverty was more hideous and widespread than ever before. Broadside ballads told the tale aloud in part-issue on English streets.

First published in 1974, The Industrial Muse is a study of the literary achievements of the working class. The focus is upon the cultural environment and assump