Richard Cobden (1804-1865)

[Created: 11 May, 2024]
[Updated: 23 May, 2024]

About the Author

See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - John Mark Brady, "Cobden, Richard (1804-1865)"
<https://www.libertarianism.org/encyclopedia/cobden-richard>.

About the Texts

Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.

Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.

 


 

Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE FACS. PDF TITLE EBOOK
  1867

Political Writings of Richard Cobden (1867, 1st ed.)

Richard Cobden, The Political Writings of Richard Cobden. In Two Volumes. (London: William Ridgway,; New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1867).

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  1870

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy (1870, 1st ed.)

Richard Cobden, Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by Richard Cobden, M.P. Edited by John Bright &amp; Jams E. Thorold Rogers. In Two Volumes (London: Macmillan and Co., 1870).

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  1903

Political Writings (1903 4th ed.)

Richard Cobden, The Political Writings of Richard Cobden. With a Preface by Lord Welby. Introductions by Sir Louis Mallet, C.B., and William Cullen Bryant. Notes by F. W. Chesson and a Bibliography. In Two Volumes. (London: T. Fisher Unwin, Paternoster Square, 1903).

This work went through several editions:

  • First Edition. The Political Writings of Richard Cobden. In Two Volumes. (London : William Ridgway,; New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1867).
  • Second Edition. 1 vol. London : William Ridgway, 1878.
  • Third Edition. 1 vol. London : Cassell & Co., Ltd., 1886.
  • Fourth Edition. 2 vols. London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1903.

These volumes contain the following pamphlets:

  • England, Ireland, and America (1835)
  • Russia (1836)
  • 1793 and 1853 in three letters (1853)
  • How wars are got up in India. The origin of the Burmese War (1853)
  • What next--and next? (1856)
  • The Three Panics (1862)

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  1908

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy (1908 3rd ed.)

Richard Cobden, Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by Richard Cobden, M.P. Edited by John Bright &amp; J.E. Thorold Rogers. With a Preface and Appreciation by J. E. Thorold Rogers and an Appreciation by Goldwin Smith. In Two Volumes. (London: T. Fisher Unwin, MCMVIII 1908). First edition 1870. Third edition 1908.

This book is available in various formats:

See also the Sortable Table of Contents of Richard Cobden, Speeches on Questions of Public Policy 1841-1864.