William Cobbett

Broschiertes Buch

Rural Rides

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

William Cobbett (1763-1835) spent his youth as a farm worker and gardener. He lived in revolutionary France and Philadelphia where, as 'Peter Porcupine', he rose to fame as a pro-British and anti-Jacobin journalist. Later, back in England, he became a Radical and promoted the cause of reform in politics and agriculture. Ian Dyck is Associate Professor of History at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. He is the author of 'William Cobbett and Rural Popular Culture' (CUP, 1992).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9780140435795
• ISBN-10: 0140435794
• Artikelnr.: 21559318