This edition of Cottage Economy was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.

"Advice to Young Men" by William Cobbett is a compelling and instructive book presenting precious steering for the more youthful era. Cobbett, an eminent author and social commentator, imparts a wealth of wisdom in this guide.

This collection of his writings presents the texts fully reset and annotated with biographical and analytical introductions. Volume 6: Peasant Politics 1828 -1835.

This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorialist and the author of The Rural Life, Making Hay, and The Last Fine Time.