The Poetaster
The Poetaster
Andrew Smith
LEL, The Factory
20 minutes Posted Jul 31, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
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In this episode, Tim and Andrew take a look at one of the Victorian period's most popular poets, LEL - Letitia Elizabeth Landon - and her poem, "The Factory". Bringing together moral outrage against child labour in a popular ballad form, LEL's poem comes from a time when poetry and literature in general was at the forefront of social change.

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