William Cobbett
/ˌwɪljəm ˈkɑːbɪt/
/ˌwɪljəm ˈkɑːbɪt/
- (1763-1835) an English political journalist who became a leader of the movement towards modern democracy in Britain. He published most of his work in his own magazine Political Register, which also contained summaries of debates in Parliament and later developed into the modern Hansard. His frequent attacks on authority often got him into trouble, including two years in prison. He was the son of a farmer and he is best known today for his book Rural Rides (1830) which describes life in the English countryside and the conditions of poor farm workers before the Reform Act of 1832.
威廉·科贝特（William Cobbett）：（1763-1835）一位英国政治记者，成为英国现代民主运动的领导者。他将大部分工作发表在自己的杂志《政治名册》上，其中还包含了议会辩论的摘要，后来发展成为现代的《议事录》。他对权威的频繁攻击经常使他陷入麻烦，包括两年监禁。他是一个农民的儿子，今天以他的著作《乡村骑术》（Rural Rides，1830年）着称，该书描述了1832年《改革法案》之前英国乡村的生活和贫穷的农场工人的状况。