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Title
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An Excellent New Song, Called "Rascals Ripe!" : In Which Some Account is Given of a Very Noted Character. Sung to the Tune of - "Cherry Ripe! Cherry Ripe!".
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Description
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A song sheet that pilloried the radical agriculturist and pamphleteer William Cobbett. It was first printed around 1820 and references several of his projects, including his promotion of new strains of corn and his attempt to bring Thomas Paine’s remains to Britain from America. The cartoon at the head of the song, by George Cruikshank, shows Cobbett selling his journal, the 'Political Register', to a hawker whose sign describes it as “two‑penny trash.” This label was coined by Cobbett’s opponents after he began selling the 'Register' as a two‑pence pamphlet to avoid newspaper taxes and make it accessible to readers in the labouring classes.
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Publication Place
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London
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Publisher
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J. Masson
Pamphlets in Conversation
