Ce pamphlétaire, agriculteur et journaliste anglais a plaidé sans relâche pour une réforme parlementaire et l'abolition des circonscriptions électorales corrompues afin d'améliorer la vie des ouvriers agricoles. Il fut un critique féroce de ceux qui exploitaient le pouvoir et s'opposa aux restrictives Corn Laws. Alors que ses allégeances politiques évoluaient, une opposition constante à l'autorité et une méfiance envers la nouveauté sont restées immuables tout au long de sa vie. Il est célèbre pour ses polémiques passionnées sur divers sujets, et son œuvre à la popularité durable, 'Rural Rides', témoigne de son observation aiguë et de son engagement envers la campagne anglaise.
After a lengthy absence of 150 years, this book returns to the literary scene, offering readers a chance to explore its timeless themes and insights. The revival presents an opportunity to engage with its historical context and appreciate the significance it held in its original era. This reissue aims to introduce a new generation to its unique narrative and enduring relevance.
William Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett's political and social beliefs. schovat popis
Cottage Economy is a book by William Cobbett, first published in 1821, which covers many practical instructions such how to bake bread, brew beer, keep livestock and "other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the Affairs of a Labourer's Family" with the aim of aiding the "Labouring Classes" in having a "good living." It is considered to be a timeless guide on matters of self-sufficiency.