Touring the southern counties of England by foot and on horseback from the white cliffs of Dover to the heart of the countryside, William Cobbett recorded a swiftly changing way of life with energy, wit, passion and principle. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. by Cobbett, William This is an eBook that you can download electronically.
16 - Rural Ride from Dover, to the Wen download. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Read in English by Nicole Lee William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. William Cobbett,With a new preface by George Spater. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside - but it has profoundly shaped us too.It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land - as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man's relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers). From Dover to the Wen (Penguin English Journeys) by Cobbett, William and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. Here he juxtaposes lyrical evocations of oaken wealds, cornfields, rolling downs and shaded lanes with acerbic attacks on the poverty of starving agricultural workers and the corrupt establishment of his day.
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