The opinions of William Cobbett /

The opinions of William Cobbett /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
Uniform title:	Works. Selections. 2013
Imprint:	Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2013] ©2013
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Cobbett, William, -- 1763-1835. Cobbett, William, -- 1763-1835 Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography. Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Journalists. Politics and government Politicians. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820. Great Britain. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11209432

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Other authors / contributors:	Grande, James, 1984- Stevenson, John, 1946- Thomas, Richard H.
ISBN:	9781409464334 1409464334 1306280850 9781306280853 1409464342 9781409464341 9781409464327 9781409464341
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, Cobbett had a talent for controversial and pugnacious writing that echoes down the centuries and still rings fresh today. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cobbett's birth in 1763, this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns. This book not only brings to life the dynamic and rumbustious world of Georgian England within which Cobbett moved, but also reveals many uncanny parallels with m.
Other form:	Print version: Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. Works. Selections. Opinions of William Cobbett 9781409464327

Table of Contents:

Cobbett's early life and progress
Corruption
Patriotism and nationalism
Parliamentary reform
Villains and pet hates
Sound money and cottage economy
Religion, medievalism and the gothic
Love and marriage
Poverty and the poor laws
America
Scotland and Ireland
Agriculture, commerce and industry
Literature, sensibility and the romantics.