About
- - - About
      
      A brief introduction and links to relevant biographies
      
      Family
      
      Key features in Henry Salt’s family history
      
      Gallery
      
      Photographs from Henry Salt’s personal collection
      
      Timeline
      
      A guide to key aspects of Henry Salt’s life
  - - Literary Critic
      
      Shelley, Thoreau, Jefferies, Thomson and Melville
      
      Humanitarian Reformer
      
      Salt championed animal rights, vegetarianism and socialism
      
      Resources
      
      A guide for researchers on where Salt collections are available
Writings
- - - Books
      
      Henry Salt Books
      
      Henry Salt wrote nearly 40 books
      
      Henry Salt Edited Books
      
      Henry Salt also edited nearly 20 books
      
      Biographies of Henry Salt
      
      Two biographical studies of Salt have been published to date
      
      Books featuring Henry Salt
      
      A selection of books featuring Henry and Kate Salt
  - - Writings
      
      Essays & Articles
      
      170 essays and articles by Henry Salt
      
      Verses
      
      Over 40 verses, mostly from vegetarian and socialist journals
      
      Press Letters
      
      Salt’s letters to newspaper and journal editors
      
      Studies featuring Salt
      
      A collection of writings on Salt and the Humanitarian League
      
      Obituaries
      
      Newspaper and journal articles on Salt’s death
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Was the League Against Cruel Sports founded in 1924?

The League Against Cruel Sports claims to have been founded in 1924
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Did the League Against Cruel Sports hold its Inaugural Meeting in November 1924?

League Against Cruel Sports claims its inaugural meeting was held on 25 November 1924
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Is the photo of League Against Cruel Sports founder Ernest Bell?

League Against Cruel Sports claims photo depicts Ernest Bell, founder of the organisation
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Founders of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports

Jessey Wade was a co-founder of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports
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Archivio GBB Catherine Leigh Joynes Photograph

Archivio GBB photograph purports to be Catherine Leigh Joynes
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Jessey Wade and Ernest Bell Animal Rights Militants?

Jessey Wade and Ernest Bell were the grandparents of today’s animal rights militants.
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Ernest Bell and the Humanitarian League

Ernest Bell was a founding member of the Humanitarian League.
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Photo of Henry Salt as an Eton Master

Photograph on Wikipedia claims to be of Henry Salt as an Eton Master
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Origin of Henry Salt’s Christian Names

One of Henry Salt’s Christian names was his mother’s favourite saint.
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Henry Salt’s Full Name

Henry Salt’s full name was Henry Stephens Shakespear Salt.
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