William Cobbett, the press and rural England : radicalism and the fourth estate, 1792-1835

Grande, James 1984- (author.).

Summary: "William Cobbett, the Press and Rural England offers a thorough re-appraisal of the work of William Cobbett (1763-1835), examining his pioneering journalism, identification with rural England and engagement with contemporary debates. It offers a new interpretation of Cobbett as a Burkean radical, whose work cuts across the 'revolution controversy' of the 1790s and combines Tom Paine's common sense and transatlantic radicalism with Edmund Burke's emphasis on tradition, patriotism and the domestic affections. To Hazlitt, Cobbett came to represent 'a kind of fourth estate in the politics of the country', becoming the virtual embodiment of both rural England and the campaign for parliamentary reform. This study draws on Cobbett's published writings and unpublished correspondence to show how he achieved this status. Individual chapters focus on his writings as Peter Porcupine, publication of parliamentary debates, imprisonment in Newgate, exile on Long Island, role in the Queen Caroline affair, Rural Rides, his prosecution after the Captain Swing riots and his wide-ranging legacies"--

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ISBN: 9781349479108
ISBN: 9781322047805
ISBN: 9781137380081
ISBN: 9781137380074
ISBN: 1322047804
ISBN: 113738008X
ISBN: 1137380071
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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General Note:	CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Digging up the 1790s -- 1. From the Soldier's Friend to Peter Porcupine -- 2. William Windham and the Hampshire Hog -- 3. Prison, Paper Money and Cobbett's 'Twopenny Trash' -- 4. Long Island Pastoral -- 5. Cobbett and Queen Caroline -- 6. Rural Rides and the 1820s -- 7. 'Rural War' and the July Revolution -- Postscript: Cobbett's Legacies.
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