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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the 250th anniversary of Cobbett's birth in 1763, this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns. This book not only brings to life the dynamic and rumbustious world of Georgian England within which Cobbett moved, but also reveals many uncanny parallels with m

Politicians --- Journalists --- Cobbett, William, --- Porcupine, Peter, --- Peter Porcupine, --- Jonathan, --- Retort, Dick, --- Cobbett, Wm. --- Cobbet, William, --- American, --- Great Britain --- Politics and government