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• The curse of the factory system, or, A short account of the origin of factory cruelties, of the attempts to protect the children by law, of their present sufferings, our duty towards them, injustice of Mr. Thomson's bill, the folly of the political economists, a warning against sending the children of the South into the factories of the North / by John Fielden. (London : A. Cobbett, [1836?]), by John Fielden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of the factory movement, from the year 1802, to the enactment of the ten hours' bill in 1847. (London, Simpkin, Marshall and co., 1857), by Samuel Kydd (page images at HathiTrust)
• Factories and the factory system; from Parliamentary documents and personal examination. By W. Cook Taylore ... (London, J. How, 1844), by W. C. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• The factory controversy; a warning against meddling legislation, by Harriet Martineau ; issued by the National ]Association of Factory Occupiers... (Manchester, Printed by A. Ireland and Co., 1855), by Harriet Martineau (page images at HathiTrust)
• Artisans and machinery: (London, J. W. Parker, 1836), by P. Gaskell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The laboring classes of England : especially those concerned in agriculture and manufactures ; in a series of letters / by an Englishman ; also, A voice from the factories, a poem, in serious verse. (Boston : J. Putnam, 1848), by William Dodd (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Judaic-law : as opposed to English military-law, gaol-for-debt-law, the pauper-law, and factory-slave-law / extracted from the notes to the "Laws of the Hebrews relating to the poor and the stranger" ; translated from the work of the celebrated rabbi, Moses Maimonides. (London : P. Richardson, [1838?]), by James W. Peppercorne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes of a tour in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire; in a series of letters to His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin. By W. Cooke Taylor ... (London, Duncan and Malcolm, 1842), by W. C. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Observations on the effect of the manufacturing system : with hints for the improvement of those parts of it which are most injurious to health and morals ... By Robert Owen. (London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown [etc.], 1817), by Robert Owen (page images at HathiTrust)
• The true alarm! : an essay, shewing the pernicious influence of houses of industry, on the political interests of this country. (London : Printed for Mess. Robinsons, [etc.], 1787), by R. Alderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The philosophy of manufactures : or, An exposition of the scientific, moral and commercial economy of the factory system of Great Britain / by Andrew Ure. (London : C. Knight, 1835), by Andrew Ure (page images at HathiTrust)
• The humanitarians and the ten hour movement in England. (Boston, Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, [1956]), by Raymond Gibson Cowherd (page images at HathiTrust)

• The history of the factory movement : from the year 1802, to the enactment of the ten hours' bill in 1847 / by Alfred. (London : Simkin, Marshall, and Co., 1857), by Samuel Kydd (page images at HathiTrust)

• From gild to factory : a first short course of economic history / by Alfred Milnes. (London [England] : J. Finch, 1904), by Alfred Milnes (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• From gild to factory : a first short course of economic history / by Alfred Milnes. (London [England] : Macdonald and Evans, 1910), by Alfred Milnes (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The official illustrated guide to the Bristol and Exeter, North and South Devon, Cornwall, and South Wales Railways / by George Measom. ([London] : Richard Griffin and Co., [1860]), by George S. Measom (page images at HathiTrust)

• Women in the factory; an administrative adventure, 1893 to 1921, by Adelaide Mary Anderson ... foreword by the Right Hon. the Viscount Cave. (New York : E. P. Dutton and company, 1922), by Adelaide Mary Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reports of the inspectors of factories to Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department ... (London : Printed by William Clowes and Sons for H.M.S.O.), by Great Britain. Factory Dept (page images at HathiTrust)
• Welfare and welfare supervision in factories and workshops. Issued by the Home Office. (London, H.M. Stationery Off. [printed by Darling & son, ltd.], 1919), by Great Britain. Home Office (page images at HathiTrust)

• An inquiry into the principle and tendency of the bill now pending in Parliament, for imposing certain restrictions on cotton factories. (London, Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, 1818) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law relating to factories and workshops / Abraham & Davies. (London : Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1908), by May Edith Tennant (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The prevention of factory accidents, a practical guide to the law on the safe-guarding, safe-working, and safe-construction of factory machinery, plant and premises. By John Calder. (London, New York, Longmans, Green, 1899), by John Calder (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Factory and workshop acts. Dangerous and unhealthy industries. Regulations and special rules, in force on 1st January, 1908. (London, Printed for H.M. Stationery Off., by Darling & Son, Ltd., 1907), by Great Britain. Home Office (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A history of factory legislation. By B. L. Hutchins and A. Harrison ... With a preface by Sidney Webb ... (Westminster, P. S. King & son, 1903), by B. L. Hutchins (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Factory & workshop acts explained & simplified. (London : Simpkin, 1896), by Eugene Mervyn Roe (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Welfare work, employers' experiments for improving working conditions in factories, (London, G. Bell and sons ltd., 1916), by Emily Dorothea Proud (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Socialism and national minimum, (London, A. C. Fifield, 1909) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Factory and workshop orders. (London, Printed for H.M. Stationery Off., by Darling & Son, 1909), by Great Britain. Home Office (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Conservative legislation for the working classes. by a member of the council of "The National Union." ([London] : Published by the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, St. Stephen's Chambers, Westminster, March, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Welfare work : employers' experiments for improving working conditions in factories / by E. Dorothea Proud ; with a foreword by David Lloyd-George. (London : G. Bell, 1918), by Emily Dorothea Proud (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The modern factory system. (London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd., 1891), by Richard Whately Cooke-Taylor (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The factory controversy; a warning against meddling legislation, by Harriet Martineau ; issued by the National ]Association of Factory Occupiers... (Manchester, Printed by A. Ireland and Co., 1855), by Harriet Martineau (page images at HathiTrust)
• The english factory legislation, (London, Chapman and Hall, 1873), by Ernst Plener (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The ten hours' bill : the history of factory legislation ... since its introduction to Parliament ... to which is appended A warning address to the working-classes / by the Earl of Shaftesbury ; delivered in the town-hall, Manchester, October 6th, 1866. (Manchester : [s.n.], 1866), by Philip Grant (page images at HathiTrust)
• The factory and shop acts of the British dominions. (London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1908]), by Violet R. Markham (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The factory acts, by the late Alexander Redgrave ... (London, Shaw and sons [etc.], 1895), by Alexander Redgrave (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Letters on the Factory act, as it affects the cotton manufacture, addressed to the right honourable the president of the Board of trade, by Nassau W. Senior, esq. To which are appended, a letter to Mr. Senior from Leonard Horner, esq. and minutes of a conversation between Mr. Edmund Ashworth, Mr. Thomson and Mr. Senior. (London : B. Fellowes, 1837), by Nassau William Senior (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of factory legislation / by B. L. Hutchins and A. Harrison (Mrs. F. H. Spencer). With a preface by Sidney Webb, LL. B. (Westminister : P. S. King, 1907), by B. L. Hutchins (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A history of factory legislation, by B.L. Hutchins and A. Harrison (Mrs. F.H. Spencer). With a preface by Sidney Webb. (London, P.S. King, 1911), by B. L. Hutchins (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The case for the factory acts. (London, G. Richards, 1902), by Beatrice Webb (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Industrial law, by Frank Tillyard. (London, A. & C. Black, ltd., 1916), by Frank Tillyard (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Factory act legislation. Its industrial and commerical effects, actual and prospective, being the Cobden prize essay for 1891, by Victorine Jeans ... (London, T. F. Unwin, 1892), by Victorine Jeans (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Women under the factory act. Part I.--Position of the employer. Part. II--Position of the employed. By Nora Vynne and Helen Blackburn, with the assistance of H.W. Allason ... on certain technical points of law. (London, Oxford, Williams & Norgate, 1903), by Nora Vynne (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The factory system and the factory acts / by R.W. Cooke-Taylor. (London : Methuen, 1894), by R. Whately Cooke-Taylor (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Reports by the four factory inspectors on the effects of the educational provisions of the Factories Act : together with a joint report as to any modifications of those provisions. ([London] : [s.n.], 1839) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law relating to factories and workshops (including laundries, railways, and docks) ... With an appendix, containing full list of regulations made for dangerous trades, and a complete index to both parts. (London : Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), by May Edith Abraham Tennant (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The ten hours' bill : the history of factory legislation : step by step, since its introduction to Parliament by the first Sir Robert Peel, in 1802, till it was finally carried by Lord Ashley, in 1850, together with many incidents, letters, speeches, and proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, and in the country, up to the present time / by Philip Grant. To which is appended A warning address to the working-classes / by the Earl of Shaftesbury. (Manchester : J. Heywood, 1866), by Philip Grant (page images at HathiTrust)
• The English factory legislation, from 1802 till the present time. By Ernst von Plener. Translated ... by Frederick L. Weinmann. With an introduction by Anthony John Mundella. (London, Chapman and Hall, 1873), by Ernst Plener (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry Into the Industrial Condition of the Poor (sixth edition; London: Methuen and Co., 1906), by J. A. Hobson
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• Sweated industry and the minimum wage / by Clementina Black ; with an introduction by A.G. Gardiner. (London : Duckworth, 1907), by Clementina Black (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The manufacturing population of England : its moral, social, and physical conditions, and the changes which have arisen from the use of steam machinery; with and examination of infant labour / P. Gaskell. (London : Baldwin and Cradock, 1833), by P. Gaskell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The laboring classes of England, especially those engaged in agriculture and manufactures; in a series of letters. By an Englishman. Also, A voice from the factories, poem, in serious verse. (Boston, J. Putnam, 1847), by William Dodd (page images at HathiTrust)

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