BESANT, Annie.

£275 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

An Autobiography. First edition, signed by the publisher on the front free endpaper, "With T. Fisher Unwin's kind regards and compts., Xmas 1893". Besant's autobiography covers her activities as a socialist, atheist, and supporter of Irish self-determination. Her key role in the Match Girl's Strike is also mentioned, with 2 plates showing the members of the Matchmaker's Union and its Strike Committee.

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