Author: Cobbett, William & Reitzal, William [editor]
Title: The Progress Of A Plough Boy To A Seat In Parliament - As Exemplified In The History Of The Life Of William Cobbett
Description: Faber & Faber, 1935, 2nd impression. Cloth, VG. vii+332pp, b/w frontis, index, slightly foxed to the fore edges, a nice copy. Faber Library volume 26. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ The autobiography of William Cobbett [ 1763 - 1835 ] the English pamphleteer, farmer, journalist and member of parliament. The book was intended to have been published by Cobbett in his lifetime, but his intention was never carried out. This book has been edited from the autobiographical parts of Cobbett's writings, with editorial insertions by Reitzal.

Keywords: agriculture, farming, husbandry, sheep, natural history, brewing,