Project Gutenberg 2015-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Smith, Edward 1839 1919 William Cobbett: A Biography in Two Volumes, Vol. 2 Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "William Cobbett: A Biography in Two Volumes, Vol. 2" by Edward Smith is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The biography chronicles the life and work of William Cobbett, a political reformer and journalist, focusing on his influences and contributions during a time of significant social and political change in England. The text delves into Cobbett's efforts in advocating for the working class, his literary output, and his battles against political corruption and injustices. At the start of the biography, readers are introduced to Cobbett's life in Botley, where he expresses contentment with his family's pastoral lifestyle and the joys of gardening and fishing. Through letters, Cobbett shares his plans for a farming life while balancing his political ambitions, including efforts to address public disenfranchisement and reform parliamentary practices. The groundwork is laid for examining his growing prominence in political discourse, as he begins to align himself with reformers while navigating the complexities of maintaining his integrity amidst public and personal challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cobbett, William 1763-1835 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 658997 659001 2024-09-20T16:22:16.085039 2023-09-21T12:40:40.113343 text/html text/html 660484 2015-09-01T14:27:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 268433 2015-09-01T14:27:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 296099 2024-09-20T16:22:26.060510 application/epub+zip 307503 2024-09-20T16:22:17.620042 application/epub+zip 301070 2024-09-20T16:22:16.833068 application/epub+zip 500344 2024-09-20T16:22:32.144474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457998 2024-09-20T16:22:25.214011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451819 2022-09-22T14:31:25.979452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566072 565879 2024-09-20T16:22:14.578085 2023-09-21T12:40:38.682390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 566224 2015-09-01T14:27:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 218324 2015-09-01T14:27:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18350 2024-09-20T16:22:32.285457 application/rdf+xml 8406 2024-09-20T16:22:16.974034 image/jpeg 1618 2024-09-20T16:22:16.899032 image/jpeg 267671 2024-09-20T16:22:16.141048 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia