William Cobbett: A Biography in Two Volumes, Volume I

About this eBook

Author

Smith, Edward, 1839-1919

Title

William Cobbett: A Biography in Two Volumes, Vol. 1

Credits

Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Cobbett, William 1763-1835

Category

Text

eBook-No.

49844

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49844

Release Date

September 1, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.NOTE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — WILLIAM COBBETT: A BIOGRAPHY.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. “ I looked back with pride to my waggon-driving grandfather. ” — FOOTNOTES
5. 5.CHAPTER II. “WHEN I HAD THE HONOUR TO WEAR A RED COAT.” — FOOTNOTES
6. 6.CHAPTER III. “I HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN MY ENMITY TO EVERY SPECIES OF PUBLIC FRAUD OR ROBBERY.” — [APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III.] — FOOTNOTES
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. “I LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA.” — FOOTNOTES
8. 8.CHAPTER V. “HEARING MY COUNTRY ATTACKED, I BECAME HER DEFENDER THROUGH THICK AND THIN.” — FOOTNOTES
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. “PETER PORCUPINE, AT YOUR SERVICE!” — FOOTNOTES
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. “AT LAST GOT THE BETTER OF ALL DIFFIDENCE IN MY OWN CAPACITY.” — FOOTNOTES
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. “WHEN I LEFT THEM, I CERTAINLY DID SHAKE THE DUST OFF MY SHOES.” — FOOTNOTES
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. “MY FAME HAD PRECEDED ME.” — FOOTNOTES
13. 13.CHAPTER X. “I RESOLVED NEVER TO BEND BEFORE THEM.” — FOOTNOTES
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. “I TOOK THE LEAD, IN SINGING THE PRAISES OF PITT.” — FOOTNOTES
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. “THE THOUGHTS OF THE NATION ARE LIKE A CORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.” — FOOTNOTES
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. “I SAW THINGS IN ANOTHER LIGHT.” — FOOTNOTES

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