William Cobbett
William Cobbett was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm labourers and small land holders. Cobbett backed lower taxes, saving, reversing commons enclosures and returning to the gold standard. He opposed borough-mongers, sinecurists, bureaucratic "tax-eaters" and stockbrokers. His radicalism furthered the Reform Act 1832 and gained him one of two newly created seats in Parliament for the borough of Oldham. His polemics range from political reform to religion, including Catholic emancipation. His best known book is Rural Rides. He argued against Malthusianism, saying economic betterment could support global population growth.
Rural Rides
"Rural Rides" by William Cobbett is a travelogue and agricultural commentary written in the early 19th century. This work documents Cobbett's various ...
By William Cobbett
Cottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend
"Cottage Economy; to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend" by William Cobbett is a practical manual on domestic management and self-sufficiency writte...
By William Cobbett
Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject.
"Advice to Young Men" by William Cobbett is a guide on personal and social conduct, written in the early 19th century. The work is structured as a ser...
By William Cobbett