William Cobbett

1763–1835

Nationality: English

Historical Period: The 19th Century

William Cobbett (1763-1835) was an idiosyncratic English Radical who had a large influence on ordinary working people with his many pamphlets and cheap copies of his long running weekly newspaper The Register. He advocated electoral reform and Catholic emancipation, and opposed the protectionist Corn Laws and paper money. Cobbett was a pioneer in popular journalism which he used to oppose what he termed “The Thing”, or the privileged ruling elite which ruled Britain in the early 19th century.

Quotes from William Cobbett:

• William Cobbett on denouncing the destruction of liberty
• William Cobbett on the dangers posed by the “Paper Aristocracy”

Titles from William Cobbett:

• Author: Paper against Gold and Glory against Prosperity (1815)
• Author: Paper against Gold and Glory against Prosperity, vol. 1 (1815)
• Author: Paper against Gold and Glory against Prosperity, vol. 2 (1815)
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, 6 vols.
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 1
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 2
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 3
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 4
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 5
• Author: Selections from Cobbett’s Political Works, vol. 6