The 'Condition of England' debate was initiated by:
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Correct answer: C. Thomas Carlyle
Explanation
Carlyle's Chartism (1839) opens on 'the condition of England' question, which he took up again in Past and Present. It inspired the 'Condition-of-England' novels of Gaskell, Disraeli and Kingsley.
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