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.
Cottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend
Discover a forgotten path to freedom where families reclaim their livelihoods by mastering old-fashioned skills and challenging the norms of society.
By William Cobbett
Rural Rides
** Embark on a journey through early 19th-century England, where a traveler's sharp observations expose the beauty and hardship of rural life amid social and economic change.
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.
A man shares his hard-earned wisdom in a series of letters, teaching young people how to succeed in life and avoid common pitfalls on the path to adulthood.
By William Cobbett