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Essays and criticism on William Cobbett - Further Reading. Biography Bowen, Marjorie. Peter Porcupine: A Study of William Cobbett, 1762-1835.
Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778: 1830. William Hazlitt. Nonesuch Press, 1930 - English literature - 807 pages. 0 Reviews. What people are saying - Write a review. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents. On the Love of the Country. 3: On the Ignorance of the Learned. 13: On Living to Onesself. 25: On Reading Old Books. 40: On Personal Character. 54: On Going a.
William Cobbett. William Cobbett, the son of a tavern owner, was born in Farnham, Surrey, on 9th March 1763. Taught to read and write by his father, Cobbett worked as a farm labourer until 1783 when he moved to London and found work as a clerk. A year later Cobbett joined the army and eventually achieved the rank of corporal. While his regiment was in Canada, Cobbett discovered that the.
COBBETT, WILLIAM, soldier, controversialist, and author; b. 9 March 1763 in Farnham. In 1830 he published in London his best-known book, Rural rides, an unparalleled description of the English countryside in the early 19th century. From 1832 until his death in 1835 he was a member of parliament for Oldham. The neglected Canadian years of the otherwise much studied Cobbett are important both.
William Cobbett was born, third son of a farm labourer at The Jolly Farmer, Farnham, Surrey, 1763; he was brought up to the hard life of farming. William was self taught; was a soldier from 1783, serving in Novia Scotia, 1784-91, but became involved in arguments over soldiers' pay and had to withdraw; eventually he became a bookseller, publisher, essayist, writing with some force on grammar.
William Cobbett was born on 9 March 1763 at Farnham in Surrey. His father was a small farmer and innkeeper. Cobbett's memories of his early life were pleasant, and, although he moved to London when he was 19, his experiences on the land left their impressions on his life. He enlisted in the British army in 1783 at the age of 21 and eventually rose to the rank of sergeant major. He taught.
William Cobbett, pseudonym Peter Porcupine, (born March 9, 1763, Farnham, Surrey, England—died June 18, 1835, Normandy, Surrey), English popular journalist who played an important political role as a champion of traditional rural England against the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. His father was a small farmer and innkeeper. Cobbett’s memories of his early life were pleasant.