Rural Rides in the Counties Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire,Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Somersetshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire |
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| Author:
| Cobbett, William |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-69387-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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In Rural Rides Cobbett (1763-1835), one of the most vocal champions of political reform in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, describes the plight of the labouring classes. Published in serial form between 1822 and 1826, Rural Rides is an extensive social commentary on agrarian life in the early nineteenth century.
In Rural Rides Cobbett (1763-1835), one of the most vocal champions of political reform in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, describes the plight of the labouring classes. Published in serial form between 1822 and 1826, Rural Rides is an extensive social commentary on agrarian life in the early nineteenth century.