- Rural Rides
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William Cobbett
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William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. His book Rural Rides collects together the articles published in his Political Register between 1822 and 1826, reflecting conditions of farmers and labourers in the English countryside, together with his views on the necessary actions for remedy and the shortcomings of government in this regard. Although this sounds amazingly dry, his forthright personality, original views and conversational tone, as well as the startling relevance of many of his topics to current political and social issues, give Rural Rides the immediacy and liveliness of a 19th century blog.
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- Chapters
- From London to Gloucester
- From Gloucester to Kensington
- Kentish Journal
- Norfolk and Suffolk Journal
- Sussex Journal: To Battle
- Sussex Journal: Through Croydon
- Huntingdon Journal
- Journal: Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
- Rural Ride, from Kensington to Uphusband
- Through Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex Part 1
- Through Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex Part 2
- Rural Ride from Kensington to Worth; from the London Wen
- Rural Ride through the South East of Hampshire &c. Part 1
- Rural Ride through the South East of Hampshire &c. Part 2
- Rural Ride to Dover
- Rural Ride from Dover, to the Wen
- Rural Rides, from Kensington, across Surrey; from Chilworth, to Winchester
- Rural Ride from Winchester to Burghclere
- Rural Ride from Burghclere to Petersfield
- Rural Ride from Petersfield to Kensington Part 1
- Rural Ride from Petersfield to Kensington Part 2
- Rural Ride Down the Valley of the Avon in Wiltshire
- Ride from Salisbury, to Highworth
- Ride from Highworth to Cricklade and then to Malmsbury
- Ride, from Malmsbury, in Wiltshire, through Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire
- Ride from Ryall in Worcestershire to Burghclere in Hampshire
- Ride, from Burghclere to Lyndhurst, in the New Forest
- Ride, from Lyndhurst (New Forest) to Beaulieu Abbey; &c
- Ride: from Weston, near Southampton, to Kensington
- Rural Ride: to Tring, in Hertfordshire; Northern Tour
- Eastern Tour Part 1
- Eastern Tour Part 2
- Midland Tour
- Tour in the West; Progress in the North
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