Miscellaneous books and pamphlets relating to the trial
Miscellaneous books and pamphlets relating to the trial
Collection: Indian Communists and Trade Unionists on Trial: The Meerut Conspiracy, 1929-1933 Volumes Miscellaneous books and pamphlets relating to the trial
The material here offers analytical and autobiographical accounts of some of the chief accused in the Meerut trial, namely Philip Spratt and Lester Hutchinson. There are also a plethora of pamphlets and other material in support of the prisoners from following arrest in 1929 to conviction in 1933. Drawn from both the Labour History Archive & Study Centre and Working Class Movement Library, these documents provide a comprehensive window into how those of the British Left reacted to the protracted trial.
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Miscellaneous pamphlets and other material
R. Page Arnot, 'The Meerut Sentences', Labour Monthly, January 1933, pp. 96-101; H. L. Hutchinson, Meerut 1929-1932: Statement given in his own Defence at Meerut Court, India, against a charge...
Date:1929-1933Contributor:Working Class Movement Library
Identifier:72696d-03
Lester Hutchinson, Conspiracy At Meerut (1935)
Unlike Spratt's autobiography, Hutchinson's own account, written shortly after his release, is more closely tied to the Meerut case and vividly describes in particular the conditions of the Meerut jail...
Date:1935-1935Contributor:Working Class Movement Library
Identifier:72696d-02
Philip Spratt, Blowing Up India (1955)
This autobiographical work examines Spratt's childhood, his association with the CPGB, activities in India and details of his imprisonment in Meerut. The later chapters look at Spratt's view of the...
Date:1955-1955Contributor:Labour History Archive & Study Centre
Identifier:72696d-01
