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William Cobbett
Judges’ Wigs
On a countryside ramble in West Sussex, William Cobbett finds the weather turning against him.
Length: 59 words
Mrs Lock’s Radical Ride
William Cobbett was delighted with one young woman’s protest against Mr Pitt’s ingenious ways of raising money.
Free Speech and Conscience
Of Hares, Hounds and Red Herrings
In January 1807, newspapers breathlessly reported that Napoleon Bonaparte’s rampage across Europe was at an end — but was it true?
Length: 171 words
Liberty and Prosperity
‘God Never Sends Mouths Without Sending Meat’
Riding through Sussex, William Cobbett comes across a large family relaxing together in front of their charming cottage.
Length: 117 words
A Tale Worth All His Fortune
William Cobbett recalls his first taste of classic literature, for which he had to go without his supper.
Length: 120 words
The Real Merchant
William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.
Length: 54 words