Personal recollections of the anarchist past - George Cores

A personal account of episodes in the life of a little-known anarchist militant and shoe-maker from Leicester, George Cores, 1869-1949, who was involved in the Socialist League.

Reproduced with kind permission of the Kate Sharpley Library. We heartily recommend you purchase this text here or donate to KSL if you enjoyed it.

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