John Bedford Leno - Songs

Songs

"Mr. Leno is a working man to the backbone. He believes in the honour and dignity of labour, and sings while he toils in a right royal spirit. He is a Radical, but a poetic Radical, which is being a Radical with a difference." -- Birmingham Daily Gazette, 9 Jan 1868

"Drury Lane Lyrics show keen relish for eternal beauty and deep sympathy with human nature under various circumstances." -- Athenaeum, 28 Mar 1868

"Mr. Leno's "Lyrics" are on the side of labour and struggling humanity, and will serve in no small degree to cheer the working man" - Falmouth and Penryn Weekly Times, 11th Jan 1868

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