Cottage Economy

By Cobbett, William

Book Id: WPLBN0002950630
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File Size: 168.31 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Cottage Economy
Author:	Cobbett, William
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non-fiction, Cookery, Advice
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Cottage Economy
Historic Publication Date:	1833
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Cobbett, B. W. (1833). Cottage Economy. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
How can you tell when your pig is fat enough? Why should you never buy mustard? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Which is better, beer or tea? And what type of straw makes the best bonnets? William Cobbett is the man to ask. Here is his book of practical advice to the rural labouring 'cottager' (first published as a part-work in 1821-22), the precursor in many ways to the handbooks on self-sufficiency that today entice so many city-dwellers. A champion of the rural working class at a time of huge social and industrial change, a radical politician and a prolific writer, Cobbett is opinionated, passionate and enlightening, making 'Cottage Economy' a fascinating and entertaining window on daily life for the smallholders of his day, and still inspirational, almost 200 years later, to those who seek 'a good living' as the foundation of happiness. (Introduction by Philippa) The figures referred to in the section on ice houses can be viewed http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32863/32863-h/images/i_147.jpg here

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Cookery, Advice, Instruction