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• Contents: Foreword, Richard Ingrams-- Preface-- Introduction-- 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-- Chronology of Cobbett's life-- Bibliography.
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Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, William Cobbett cut a swathe through late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century British society with his copious and acerbic writings on any and every issue that caught his attention. Both a radical and a conservative, and with strong opinions on any given subject, 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the 250th anniversary of Cobbett's birth in 1763, this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns. From corruption and Parliamentary reform, poverty and commerce, to patriotism and religion, the selections display Cobbett at his best - sometimes outraged and excoriating, sometimes sympathetic and reasoned - but always honest and witty. Divided into 14 chapters each dealing with a particular theme, the selections are contextualised so as to provide the necessary historical background for any readers who may be unfamiliar with the period. In so doing, the 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 modern concerns. Whether espousing political reform, promoting rural affairs or decrying a spiralling national debt, many of Cobbett's opinions seem as relevant today as when they were first written. Certainly modern readers will find much here to educate, amuse and admire.
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• Contents: Foreword, Richard Ingrams-- Preface-- Introduction-- 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-- Chronology of Cobbett's life-- Bibliography.
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Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, William Cobbett cut a swathe through late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century British society with his copious and acerbic writings on any and every issue that caught his attention. Both a radical and a conservative, and with strong opinions on any given subject, 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. From corruption and Parliamentary reform, poverty and commerce, to patriotism and religion, the selections display Cobbett at his best - sometimes outraged and excoriating, sometimes sympathetic and reasoned - but always honest and witty. Divided into 14 chapters each dealing with a particular theme, the selections are contextualised so as to provide the necessary historical background for any readers who may be unfamiliar with the period. In so doing, the 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 modern concerns. Whether espousing political reform, promoting rural affairs or decrying a spiralling national debt, many of Cobbett's opinions seem as relevant today as when they were first written. Certainly modern readers will find much here to educate, amuse and admire.
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• v. 1. American writings, 1794-1800
• v. 2. Cobbett on the French and the French Revolution, 1794-1800
• v. 3. War, peace, and the Economy, 1800-1805
• v. 4. The making of a political radical, 1792 and 1805-09
• v. 5-7. Political radicalism and political economy, 1809-16
• v. 8. Post war crisis, 1816-20
• v. 9. Political writings, 1820-25
• v. 10. Political writings, 1826-30
• v. 11. Riot and reform, 1830-32
• v. 12. After the Great Reform Act, 1833-35
• v. 13-15. Rural rides and social commentary, 1821-34
• v. 16. Cobbett on socio-religious themes, 1821-35
• v. 17. Counterblasts to Cobbett, 1797-1835.

• Volume 1 'The Soldier's Friend' (1792)-- 'Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Priestley' (1794)-- 'A Bone to Gnaw for the Democrats, Part 1' (1795)-- 'A Little Plain English' (1795)-- 'A New Year's Gift for the Democrats' (1796)-- 'The Life of Thomas Paine' (1796)-- 'A Letter to the Infamous Thomas Paine' (1797)-- 'An Address to the People of England' (1800) This volume reprints politically-influential articles from the first eight years of Cobbett's literary career, from the anonymous 'Soldier's Friend' of 1792 to his arrival in London in
• 1800. Cobbett's successful interventions in American foreign policy, promoting English and opposing French interests, are reproduced in their fullest form. His writings on Paine, which were later bitterly regretted, are also included here. The volume ends with the Prospectus to his first journalistic enterprise in England, the short-lived daily Porcupine. Volume 2 Articles on war, the Treaty of Amiens and Napoleon (1802-3)-- Letters to Rt. Hon William Pitt (1804-6)-- Selected articles from the series Perish Commerce (1807-8)-- Articles on Parliamentary Reform (1809)-- Articles on the flogging of soldiers at Ely (1809)-- Cobbett's trial for seditious libel (1810)-- Cobbett's first article, from jail (1810) This volume reprints for the first time selections from A Collection of Facts of 1801, on the subject of the Treaty of Amiens, Cobbett's conversion to Radicalism is traced in this volume by the inclusion of selections from his famous Letters to Pitt, early reflections on economics, and on Parliamentary Reform in the Political Register. The volume concludes with his article on flogging of 1809, his resulting trial and his first articles from jail. Volume 3 Cobbett's Weekly Political Register: Paper Against Gold, Letters 1 - 3, 7, 10 - 12, 15-16, 18 - 21 (1810)-- Paper Against Gold Letters, 25, 29 (1811)-- The Last Ten Years (1812)-- To the Prince Regent, On the Dispute with the American States, Letters 4 & 5 (1812)-- Mr Eaton - Paine's Age of Reason, June 13th, 20th, 27th & July 11th (1812) The Trinity, May 15th & June 12th ( 1813)-- Prayer and Thanksgiving (1813)-- Ecce Homo, October 23rd & 30th (1813)-- Religion (1813)-- The Scourge of God (1814)-- Letters I - VI To the Earl of Liverpool, on the American War (1814)-- Napoleon's Return (1815)-- To the People of England. On the Approaching War against France (1815)-- To Lord Grenville: On the Constitutions of England, America, and France (1815)-- Letter VI. To Lord Castlereagh. On the Overthrow of the Emperor Napoleon (1815)-- To the Reformers in General (1816)-- To the Journeymen and Labourers of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (1816)-- A Letter to the Luddites (1816)-- A Letter to Henry Hunt, Esq. of Middleton Cottage, near Andover. London Plots (1816)-- To the People of Hampshire. On the Reports made to Parliament. On the Habeas Corpus Suspension. On the Sedition Bills and Treason Bills. On the State to which we are reduced (1817)-- A Letter to the `Deluded People' (1817)-- Mr Cobbett's Taking Leave of his Countrymen. Cobbett's economic studies in prison coincided with the report of the Bullion Committee of
• 1810. The resulting series of articles under the title Paper Against Gold were later reprinted in book form: a substantial part of the series is reproduced here. Articles on the American and French wars trace Cobbett's increasingly anti-establishment views, which spill over into an uncharacteristic and stylistically intriguing flirtation with Deism in 1813-14. The volume ends with a selection from the critical Twopenny Pamphlets of 1816-17, off-printed from the Political Register, which have been seen as the birth of the popular press and mass print culture. Volume 4 To Major Cartwright, the Venerable Leader of Reform-- On Mr. Wooler's Attack on me-- on that Gentleman's Trials for Libel-- on the Proposition to Elect the Lord Mayor as one of the Members for the City of London-- Letters To Mr. Benbow, of the town of Manchester-- One of the English Reformers, now imprisoned in some prison in Great Britain, under a warrant of a Secretary of State, in virtue of an Act, lately passed, lodging the absolute power of imprisonment in the hands of the Ministry-- Letter, A, To the Freemen of the City of Coventry-- On the subject of Englishmen's Birthright, on that of Assassination, on that of the Right to Resist Oppression, on that of Gentler Means-- To the Blanketteers and the Public-- On the Utility of Knowing Grammar-- To the Governor and Company of the Bank of England-- To Henry James, Esq., Merchant of Birmingham. on his project for saving the Boroughmongers by making a shilling pass for eighteen pence-- Letter X. To Henry Hunt, Esq.-- On the recent Tricks of the Boroughmongers, relative to their Paper-Money-- To Sir Robert Peel, Baronet and Cotton-Weaver-- On the Petition, presented by him against the Resolutions, in Parliament, relative to the Specie-Payments-- To the Middle Classes of England-- On the benefits which Reform would produce to them-- To the Bishop of Llandaff-- On a Speech published in the Courier on the 11th of December last, purporting to be a Speech delivered by him on the 10th of that month, in which Speech is contained certain remarks relative to the subjects of Blasphemy, and that of Paine's Age of Reason Volume 5 A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland (1829) Vol
• 1. The best-selling of all Cobbett's publications during his lifetime, the History of the Protestant Reformation provoked violent reactions among its readers. A polemic in favour of Catholic Emancipation, the History is also a vision of the despoilation of the Protestant labouring classes by a Reformation, which Cobbett associates with the rise of capitalism and capitalist social relations, and a fantasy of an alternative quasi-feudal and agricultural utopia. This is a rare, unabridged reprint with Cobbett's own index. Volume 6 Cobbett's Twopenny Trash: Fires in Kent and Sussex-- To the Working people of England (1830)-- A Letter to the King's Ministers on the way to put a stop to the Fires-- Letters to the Labourers on their Duties and their Rights-- To the Labourers of England, 1) Observations to Labourers, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform-- 2) Instructions to Labourers for raising Cobbett's Corn-- To the Working People of the whole Kingdom, on the effects which a Parliamentary Reform will have with regard to them-- To the Labourers of the England, on the Projects for getting them out of their Native Country (1831)-- A Full and Accurate Report of the Trial of William Cobbett, Esq. ( before Lord Tenterden and a Special Jury) on Thursday, July 7, 1831, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall. Ed anon, 1831-- Cobbett's Twopenny Trash: To the Working People, on the scheme for withholding the Ten Pound Suffrage in Great Towns (1831)-- To the Yeomanry Cavalry: on the Fires (1832)-- To the Electors under the Reform Bill. On the caution they will now have to exercise, and on the duties which they will now have to perform (1832)-- To the Working People. 1) The Reform Festival, to be held in Hampshire, on 7th July 1832 (1832)-- Cobbett's Weekly Political Register: Chopstick Festival at the Hamlet of Sutton Scotney, in Hampshire (1832)-- To the Cobbettites: on the Elections, and more particularly those of Oldham and Manchester (1832)-- Cobbett's Legacy to Labourers-- or What is the Right which the Lords, Baronets, and Squires, have to the Lands of England? (1834): Index Cobbett's writings from 1830 until his death in 1835 focused on the treatment of the poor, from the Swing riots, to the struggle for Parliamentary Reform, to the Poor Law (Amendment) Act. This volume reprints selections from the Twopenny Trash pamphlets of 1830-32, Cobbett's triumphant trial of 1832, reprinted for the first time and his Legacy to Labourers which constituted a passionate but reasoned appeal against Poor Law reform.
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This new edition makes an important selection of Cobbett's writings available to scholars in the fields of history, economics, politics, literature and the history of ideas for the first time, and includes full annotation and a biographical and analytical introduction. William Cobbett (1763-1835) was a prolific writer, best known as the anti-Radical founder of Cobbett's Political Register which ran from 1802-35 and comprised of 88 volumes. As his views changed around 1804 he wrote more positively in the Radical interest, and was imprisoned for his attack on flogging in the army. He published the Parliamentary Debates (which later became incorporated into Hansard), a collection of critical writings on America, and numerous volumes of articles on economic and political events, agriculture, language and travel. While some of Cobbett's texts are available in print, these present the eccentric side of Cobbett and are of limited use to academics and historians. His most historically-significant texts, including the best of his early American journalism which made his name, and his pamphlets from 1816 which sold up to 70,000 copies each, have been unavailable since shortly after his death. Texts are fully reset and fully annotated with biographical and analytical volume introductions, and there is a comprehensive index.
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Travel memoirs of the British early-nineteenth-century reformer reveal his appreciation of rural England's splendors and outrage at the poverty and degradation in the cities.
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