Cobbett, William 1763-1835

Overview

Works:	2,371 works in 9,534 publications in 4 languages and 116,708 library holdings
Genres:	Biography History Handbooks and manuals Bibliography Portraits Trials, litigation, etc Church history Treaties Controversial literature Textbooks
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Printer, Book producer, Publisher, Compiler, Dubious author, Author of introduction, Other, Bookseller, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Honoree
Classifications:	DA522.C5, B

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about William Cobbett

The life of William Cobbett by G. D. H Cole( Book )
William Cobbett; his thought and his times by John Walter Osborne( Book )
William Cobbett by James Sambrook( Book )
William Cobbett, the poor man's friend by George Spater( Book )
Cobbett by Raymond Williams( Book )

Great Cobbett : the noblest agitator by Daniel Green( Book )
William Cobbett by G. K Chesterton( Book )
Life and adventures of Peter Porcupine : with other records of his early career in England & America; viz: life & adventures, the scarecrow, remarks of the pamphlets, Talleyrand: a spy, farewell to America, a court-martial, a retrospect by William Cobbett( Book )
William Cobbett; a bibliographical account of his life and time by Morris Leonard Pearl( Book )
Commerce defended by James Mill( Book )
Paine and Cobbett : the transatlantic connection by David A Wilson( Book )
William Cobbett and rural popular culture by Ian Dyck( Book )
Upstart talents : rhetoric and the career of reason in English romantic discourse, 1790-1820 by James Mulvihill( Book )
The life of William Cobbett, dedicated to his sons by William Cobbett( Book )
Law and medicine in revolutionary America : dissecting the Rush v. Cobbett trial, 1799 by Linda S Myrsiades( Book )
A plumb pudding for the humane, chaste, valiant, enlightened Peter Porcupine. by Mathew Carey( Book )
Rural rides by William Cobbett( Book )
A full and accurate report of the trial of William Cobbett, esq. (before Lord Tenterden and a special jury) on Thursday, July 7, 1831, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall by William Cobbett( Book )
The life of W. Cobbett, Esq. M.P. for Oldham by William Cobbett( Book )
The opinions of William Cobbett by William Cobbett( Book )

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Most widely held works by William Cobbett

Rural rides by William Cobbett( Book )

102 editions published between 1853 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 992 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Advice to young men and (incidentally) to young women in the middle & higher ranks of life, in a series of letters addressed to a youth, a bachelor, a lover, a husband, a father, a citizen, or a subject by William Cobbett( Book )

138 editions published between 1829 and 2011 in English and held by 921 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A year's residence in the United States of America: treating of the face of the country, the climate, the soil, the products, the mode of cultivating the land, the prices of land, of labour, of food, of raiment; of the expenses of housekeeping, and of the usual manner of living; of the manners and customs of the people; and of the institutions of the country, civil, political, and religious by William Cobbett( Book )

57 editions published between 1818 and 1965 in English and held by 888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Sixteen-year-old Lynn will do anything to protect her valuable water source, but the arrival of new neighbors forces her to reconsider her attitudes"--

A history of the Protestant reformation in England and Ireland by William Cobbett( Book )

164 editions published between 1800 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 796 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cottage economy : containing information relative to the brewing of beer, making of bread, keeping of cows, pigs, bees, ewes, goats, poultry, and rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a labourer's family ... by William Cobbett( Book )

67 editions published between 1821 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Cobbett (1763-1835) was at various times a soldier, a farmer, a radical activist and politician, and a journalist. At a time when the Industrial Revolution was dramatically changing the face of rural Britain, Cobbett was constantly concerned with improving the living conditions of the labouring classes. First published in 1821 as a series of pamphlets that sold over 30,000 copies, Cottage Economy demonstrates Cobbett's philosophy that the labourer should be taught industry, sobriety, frugality and 'the duty of using his best exertions for the rearing of his family'. With practical instructions, still relevant to those who seek to become self-reliant, Cobbett teaches the labouring classes of the nineteenth century the arts of brewing beer, keeping livestock, making bread, and 'other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the Affairs of a Labourer's Family.' Cottage Economy performs timelessly as the quintessential guide to self-sufficiency

A treatise on the culture and management of fruit trees : in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described : together with observations on the diseases, defects and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees; as also, an account of a particular method of cure, made public by order of the British government by William Forsyth( Book )

35 editions published between 1802 and 1955 in English and held by 576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this work, first published in 1802 and followed by many subsequent editions, the famous horticulturalist William Forsyth (c. 1737-1804) gives an exhaustive guide to the cultivation of fruit trees and advises on pests and diseases. Forsyth was appointed superintendent of the Royal Gardens of St James and Kensington in 1784, and was also one of the founders of the (now Royal) Horticultural Society. The work is divided into two parts: in the first, various kinds of fruit trees, including soft fruit and nuts, are described in detail. Forsyth explains how to plant and prune them and gives advice on harvesting and storing the produce. In the short second part, Forsyth discusses the need for better care of both fruit and forest trees (good-quality timber being needed especially in time of war), and advocates a 'Composition' of his own invention for improving the health of diseased and damaged trees

A grammar of the English language : in a series of letters. Intended for the use of schools and of young persons in general ; but, more especially for the use of soldiers, sailors, apprentices and plough-boys by William Cobbett( Book )

101 editions published between 1818 and 2014 in English and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters on the late war between the United States and Great Britain : together with other miscellaneous writings, on the same subject by William Cobbett( Book )

32 editions published between 1815 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American gardener : or, A treatise on the situation, soil, fencing and laying-out of gardens ; on the making and managing of hot-beds and green-houses ; and on the propagation and cultivation of the several sorts of vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers by William Cobbett( Book )

62 editions published between 1819 and 2015 in English and held by 544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Back in print after 150 years Out of print since 1856, The American Gardener is perhaps the first classic work of American gardening literature. In it, William Cobbett, Victorian England's greatest and most gifted journalist, draws upon his experiences during a two-year exile on a Long Island, New York, farm to lay out the rudiments of gardening for American farmers and, ultimately, to tailor principles developed in wet, drippy, weed-prone British gardens to their fine, sun-drenched counterparts in America. Full of practical knowledge memorably imparted with Cobbett's gift for the indelible phrase, The American Gardener offers advice still useful today on all aspects of gardening, with special attention to those plants successful in the New World, including the artichoke ("indeed, a thistle upon a gigantic scale") and the increasingly ubiquitous potato. Rediscovered 180 years after its composition, The American Gardener is evidence of a great mind and pen at work in the earliest days of American gardens. This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorialist and the author of The Rural Life, Making Hay, and The Last Fine Time. From the Trade Paperback edition

A bone to gnaw, for the Democrats : or, Observations on a pamphlet, entitled, "The political progress of Britain." by William Cobbett( Book )

116 editions published between 1795 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of the Protestant "reformation," in England and Ireland : showing how that event has impoverished and degraded the main body of the people in those countries. In a series of letters addressed to all sensible and just Englishmen by William Cobbett( Book )

100 editions published between 1824 and 2005 in English and held by 439 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The political censor, or Monthly review of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America by William Cobbett( Book )

80 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Life of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States of America by William Cobbett( Book )

30 editions published between 1834 and 2012 in English and held by 395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Observations on the emigration of Dr. Joseph Priestley, and on the several addresses delivered to him, on his arrival at New-York : with additions, containing many curious and interesting facts on the subject, not known here, when the first edition was published : together with A comprehensive story of a farmer's bull by William Cobbett( Book )

102 editions published between 1794 and 2005 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A new-year's gift to the Democrats, or, Observations on a pamphlet entitled "A vindication of Mr. Randolph's resignation" by William Cobbett( Book )

54 editions published between 1796 and 1798 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A little plain English : addressed to the people of the United States, on the treaty negociated with His Britannic Majesty, and on the conduct of the President relative thereto, in answer to The letters of Franklin : with a supplement containing an account of the turbulent and factious proceedings of the opposers of the treaty by William Cobbett( Book )

59 editions published between 1795 and 2016 in English and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Paper against gold; or, The history and mystery of the Bank of England, of the debt, of the stocks, of the sinking fund, and of all the other tricks and contrivances, carried on by the means of paper money by William Cobbett( Book )

42 editions published between 1821 and 2005 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The bloody buoy, thrown out as a warning to the political pilots of America ; or, A faithful relation of a multitude of acts of horrid barbarity, such as the eye never witnessed, the tongue never expressed, or the imagination conceived, until the commencement of the French Revolution : Illustrated with four striking copper-plates. by William Cobbett( Book )

68 editions published between 1796 and 1797 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cottage economy : containing information relative to the brewing of beer, making of bread, keeping of cows, pigs, bees, ewes, goats, poultry and rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a labourer's family ... by William Cobbett( Book )

46 editions published between 1822 and 2006 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The opinions of William Cobbett by William Cobbett( Book )

11 editions published between 1944 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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