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Rural Rides

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Rural Rides

by William Cobbett

English· 23:53:10· 34 chapters
William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. His book Rural Rides collects together the articles published in his Political Register between 1822 and 1826, reflecting conditions of farmers and labourers in the English countryside, together with his views on the necessary actions for remedy and the shortcomings of government in this regard. Although this sounds amazingly dry, his forthright personality, original views and conversational tone, as well as the startling relevance of many of his topics to current political and social issues, give Rural Rides the immediacy and liveliness of a 19th century blog. (Summary by fbtoast)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    From London to Gloucester

    40:27
  2. Chapter 2

    From Gloucester to Kensington

    45:43
  3. Chapter 3

    Kentish Journal

    14:11
  4. Chapter 4

    Norfolk and Suffolk Journal

    22:46
  5. Chapter 5

    Sussex Journal: To Battle

    19:41
  6. Chapter 6

    Sussex Journal: Through Croydon

    34:23
  7. Chapter 7

    Huntingdon Journal

    12:37
  8. Chapter 8

    Journal: Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

    18:10
  9. Chapter 9

    Rural Ride, from Kensington to Uphusband

    53:31
  10. Chapter 10

    Through Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex Part 1

    46:40
  11. Chapter 11

    Through Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex Part 2

    52:58
  12. Chapter 12

    Rural Ride from Kensington to Worth; from the London Wen

    58:27
  13. Chapter 13

    Rural Ride through the South East of Hampshire &c. Part 1

    44:19
  14. Chapter 14

    Rural Ride through the South East of Hampshire &c. Part 2

    30:49
  15. Chapter 15

    Rural Ride to Dover

    52:28
  16. Chapter 16

    Rural Ride from Dover, to the Wen

    59:43
  17. Chapter 17

    Rural Rides, from Kensington, across Surrey; from Chilworth, to Winchester

    57:19
  18. Chapter 18

    Rural Ride from Winchester to Burghclere

    47:35
  19. Chapter 19

    Rural Ride from Burghclere to Petersfield

    23:02
  20. Chapter 20

    Rural Ride from Petersfield to Kensington Part 1

    39:32
  21. Chapter 21

    Rural Ride from Petersfield to Kensington Part 2

    43:14
  22. Chapter 22

    Rural Ride Down the Valley of the Avon in Wiltshire

    55:45
  23. Chapter 23

    Ride from Salisbury, to Highworth

    51:36
  24. Chapter 24

    Ride from Highworth to Cricklade and then to Malmsbury

    44:19
  25. Chapter 25

    Ride, from Malmsbury, in Wiltshire, through Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire

    45:59
  26. Chapter 26

    Ride from Ryall in Worcestershire to Burghclere in Hampshire

    54:49
  27. Chapter 27

    Ride, from Burghclere to Lyndhurst, in the New Forest

    58:05
  28. Chapter 28

    Ride, from Lyndhurst (New Forest) to Beaulieu Abbey; &c

    32:44
  29. Chapter 29

    Ride: from Weston, near Southampton, to Kensington

    58:24
  30. Chapter 30

    Rural Ride: to Tring, in Hertfordshire; Northern Tour

    31:19
  31. Chapter 31

    Eastern Tour Part 1

    48:25
  32. Chapter 32

    Eastern Tour Part 2

    45:00
  33. Chapter 33

    Midland Tour

    36:34
  34. Chapter 34

    Tour in the West; Progress in the North

    52:36