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William Cobbett, the press and rural England : radicalism and the fourth estate, 1792-1835
- Title
- William Cobbett, the press and rural England : radicalism and the fourth estate, 1792-1835 / James Grande, British Academy postdoctoral fellow, King's College London, UK.
- Author
- Grande, James, 1984-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xiii, 250 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- 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 This study draws on Cobbett's published writings and unpublished correspondence to show how he achieved this status.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"--
- Series Statement
- Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture
- Uniform Title
- Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture.
- Subjects
- England
- English newspapers
- Journalists
- Great Britain
- Politicians
- England > Social life and customs > 18th century
- Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
- English newspapers > History > 19th century
- History
- Political science
- 1700 - 1899
- Manners and customs
- Journalists > Great Britain > Biography
- English newspapers > History > 18th century
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820
- Biography
- Politicians > Great Britain > Biography
- England > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-243) and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Introduction: Digging up the 1790s1. From the Soldier's Friend to Peter Porcupine2. William Windham and the Hampshire Hog3. Prison, Paper Money and Cobbett's 'Twopenny Trash'4. Long Island Pastoral5. Cobbett and Queen Caroline6. Rural Rides and the 1820s7. 'Rural War' and the July RevolutionPostscript: Cobbett's LegaciesBibliographyIndex.
- Call Number
- JFD 14-3265
- ISBN
- 9781137380074 (hardback)
- 1137380071 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2014019306
- OCLC
- 871331221
- Author
- Grande, James, 1984-
- Title
- William Cobbett, the press and rural England : radicalism and the fourth estate, 1792-1835 / James Grande, British Academy postdoctoral fellow, King's College London, UK.
- Publisher
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culturePalgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-243) and index
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1700 - 1899
- Other Form:
- ebook version 9781137380081
- Research Call Number
- JFD 14-3265