Cottage Economy

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Cottage Economy is a book by William Cobbett, first published in 1821, which covers many practical instructions such how to bake bread, brew beer, keep livestock and "other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the Affairs of a Labourer's Family" with the aim of aiding the "Labouring Classes" in having a "good living". It is considered to be a timeless guide on matters of self-sufficiency.[1]

AuthorWilliam Cobbett
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAgriculture, Labour, Poverty, Economics, Politics
Published1822
Media typePrint

References edit

  1. ^ "Cottage Economy :: Social and population history :: Cambridge University Press". Cambridge.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links edit

  • Cottage Economy at Project Gutenberg
  •   Cottage Economy public domain audiobook at LibriVox