Illustrations of Political Economy Vol I

About this eBook

Author

Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876

Title

Illustrations of political economy, Volume 1 (of 9)

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Charles Fox, Paternoster-Row, 1834.

Credits

Emmanuel Ackerman, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Political fiction, English

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70716

Release Date

May 7, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
2. 2.CONTENTS. — PREFACE. — Summary of Principles illustrated in the first Volume.
3. 3.LIFE IN THE WILDS. — Chapter I. WHAT HAVE THEY LEFT US? — Chapter II. WHAT IS WEALTH? — Chapter III. EARN YOUR BREAD BEFORE YOU EAT IT. — Chapter IV. HAND-WORK AND HEAD WORK. — Chapter V. HEART-WORK. — Chapter VI. MANY HANDS MAKE QUICK WORK. — Chapter VII. GETTING UP IN THE WORLD. — Chapter VIII. A BRIGHT SUNSET. — Chapter IX. SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
4. 4.THE HILL AND THE VALLEY. — Chapter I. EVERY MAN HIS WHIM. — Chapter II. MUCH MAY COME OF LITTLE. — Chapter III. THE HARM OF A WHIM. — Chapter IV. PROSPERITY. — Chapter V. HOW TO USE PROSPERITY. — Chapter VI. DISASTERS. — Chapter VII. DISCONTENTS. — Chapter VIII. UPROAR. — Chapter IX. ALL QUIET AGAIN. — Summary of Principles illustrated in this Volume. — BROOKE AND BROOKE FARM. — Chapter I. BROOKE AND ITS POLITICIANS. — Chapter II. GEORGE GRAY’S WAY OF LIVING. — Chapter III. GEORGE GRAY IN THE WAY TO PROSPER. — Chapter IV. A CONVERSATION UNDER THE LIMES. — Chapter V. PAST, PRESENT, AND TO COME. — Chapter VI. SERGEANT RAYNE’S STORY. — Chapter VII. GREAT CHANGES AT BROOKE. — Chapter VIII. SMALL FARMING. — Chapter IX. GREAT JOY AT BROOKE. — Chapter X. WHAT JOE HARPER SAW ABROAD. — Chapter XI. WHAT MUST COME AT LAST. — Chapter XII. PROSPERITY TO BROOKE! — Summary of Principles illustrated in this Volume.

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