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Harriet Martineau, Illustrations of Political Economy, vol. 1 (Life in the Wilds, Hill and the Valley, Brooke and Brooke Farm) [1832]
Edition used:
Illustrations of Political Economy (3rd ed) in 9 vols. (London: Charles Fox, 1832). Vol. 1.
- Author: Harriet Martineau
The first volume of 9 in which Martineau writes short “tales” to show ordinary readers how the free market operates.
Copyright:
The text is in the public domain.
Table of Contents
- Preface.
- Summary of Principles illustrated in the first Volume.
- LIFE IN THE WILDS.
- 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.