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William Cobbett
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English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist (1763–1835)

Also known as: Dick Retort, Peter Porcupine, Уильям Коббет, وليام كوبيت, 윌리엄 코벳, ウィリアム・コベット

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Known works

  • Rural rides (1853)
  • Cobbett in Ireland (1984)
  • Advice to young men, and (incidentally) to young women, in the middle and higher ranks of life (1829)
  • Cottage economy
  • A little plain English (1795)