Project Gutenberg 2010-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 485 Cobbett, William 1763 1835 Porcupine, Peter Retort, Dick Cobbett, Wm. (William) Cobbet, William 49036921 Cottage Economy, to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_Economy E-text prepared by David Clarke and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Cottage Economy; to Which is Added The Poor Man's Friend" by William Cobbett is a practical manual on domestic management and self-sufficiency written in the early 19th century. The book aims to provide valuable guidance to laboring families, covering topics such as brewing beer, making bread, and raising livestock, all intended to help readers cultivate a sense of autonomy and improve their livelihoods. Cobbett argues for a return to traditional practices that enable families to meet their basic needs effectively and efficiently. The opening of the work establishes the premise of self-reliance and critiques contemporary societal norms surrounding labor and poverty. Cobbett introduces the concept of "economy" not as stinginess, but as wise management that contributes to the well-being of families and, by extension, a nation. He emphasizes the importance of producing one's own food, such as brewing home beer as a practical solution against reliance on expensive and inferior commercial options. Cobbett's tone is direct and impassioned, advocating for laborers to reclaim their dignity and rights by taking control of their household economies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Agriculture Home economics Poor laws -- Great Britain S Text Category: How To ... 550239 2025-08-13T10:25:25.183498 text/html 552002 2015-02-14T12:44:06 text/html 486937 2025-08-13T10:25:35.891437 application/epub+zip 490854 2025-08-13T10:25:28.830415 application/epub+zip 272738 2025-08-13T10:25:27.374487 application/epub+zip 795295 2025-08-13T10:25:40.781368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724171 2025-08-13T10:25:34.821442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473332 2022-09-15T06:39:28.069443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485569 2025-08-13T10:25:23.921440 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 485059 2015-02-14T12:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 485079 2015-02-14T12:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20747 2025-08-13T10:25:40.931350 application/rdf+xml 20938 2025-08-13T10:25:27.914409 image/jpeg 4517 2025-08-13T10:25:27.643407 image/jpeg 181785 2015-02-14T12:45:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 367645 2015-02-14T12:45:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 181779 2015-02-14T12:45:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 463219 2025-08-13T10:25:25.231479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia