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The opinions of William Cobbett /

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
Autres auteurs: Grande, James, 1984-, Stevenson, John, 1946-, Thomas, Richard H.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2013]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.