The Political Works of Daniel Defoe
Including The True-Born Englishman, An Essay upon Projects, The Complete English Tradesman & The Biography of the AuthorBy Daniel Defoe
Length31h 22m
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The True-Born Englishman
An Essay upon Projects
The Complete English Tradesman
Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business
Second Thoughts are Best
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
And What if the Pretender Should Come?
An Answer to a Question that Nobody Thinks of
A Humble Proposal to the People of England
Reasons against the Succession of the House of Hanover
A Seasonable Warning and Caution against the Insinuations of Papists and Jacobites in Favour of the Pretender
The creator of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe was quite politically active and that activism even resulted with his arrest, placement in a pillory and imprisoning. His most successful poem, The True-Born Englishman is a political satire that defends the king against the perceived xenophobia of his enemies, satirizing the English claim to racial purity. Defoe's notable publication, An Essay upon Projects, is a series of proposals for social and economic improvement. The Complete English Tradesman is an example of Defoe's political works. He discusses the role of the tradesman in England in comparison to tradesmen internationally, arguing that the British system of trade is far superior. The work that finally got him arrested was a pamphlet The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters, which ruthlessly satirized the High church Tories and the Dissenters. Besides these, Defoe published a great number of political essays, pamphlets and tracts.
Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731), was an English writer, journalist, and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, and he is considered one of the founders of the English novel.
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GenrePolitics and Government
Length31 hrs 22 mins
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Publish dateJul 31, 2016
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Table of contents
1An Explanatory Preface.
41CHAPTER XIV OF THE UNFORTUNATE TRADESMAN COMPOUNDING WITH HIS CREDITORS
2Preface.
42CHAPTER XV OF TRADESMEN RUINING ONE ANOTHER BY RUMOUR AND CLAMOUR, BY SCANDAL AND REPROACH
3The Introduction.
43CHAPTER XVI OF THE TRADESMAN'S ENTERING INTO PARTNERSHIP IN TRADE, AND THE MANY DANGERS ATTENDING IT
4Part I.
44CHAPTER XVII OF HONESTY IN DEALING, AND LYING
5Part II.
45CHAPTER XVIII OF THE CUSTOMARY FRAUDS OF TRADE, WHICH HONEST MEN ALLOW THEMSELVES TO PRACTISE, AND PRETEND TO JUSTIFY
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6The Conclusion.
46CHAPTER XIX OF FINE SHOPS, AND FINE SHOWS
7Introduction.
47CHAPTER XX OF THE TRADESMAN'S KEEPING HIS BOOKS, AND CASTING UP HIS SHOP
8Author's Preface.
48CHAPTER XXI OF THE TRADESMAN LETTING HIS WIFE BE ACQUAINTED WITH HIS BUSINESS
9Author’s Introduction.
49CHAPTER XXII OF THE DIGNITY OF TRADE IN ENGLAND MORE THAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES
10The History of Projects.
50CHAPTER XXIII OF THE INLAND TRADE OF ENGLAND, ITS MAGNITUDE, AND THE GREAT ADVANTAGE IT IS TO THE NATION IN GENERAL
11Of Projectors.
51CHAPTER XXIV OF CREDIT IN TRADE, AND HOW A TRADESMAN OUGHT TO VALUE AND IMPROVE IT: HOW EASILY LOST, AND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE RECOVERED
12Of Banks.
52CHAPTER XXV OF THE TRADESMAN'S PUNCTUAL PAYING HIS BILLS AND PROMISSORY NOTES UNDER HIS HAND, AND THE CREDIT HE GAINS BY IT
13Of the Multiplicity of Banks.
53EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS IS NOBODY’S BUSINESS
14Of the Highways.
54The Preface
15Of Assurances.
55Everybody’s Business is Nobody’s Business
16Of Friendly Societies.
56SECOND THOUGHTS ARE BEST
17Of Seamen.
57TO THE KING'S Most Excellent MAJESTY, SACRED AND MOST AUGUST!
18Of Wagering.
58THE PREFACE.
19Of Fools.
59SECOND THOUGHTS, &c.
20A Charity–Lottery.
60THE SHORTEST-WAY WITH THE DISSENTERS
21Of Bankrupts.
61AND WHAT IF THE PRETENDER SHOULD COME?
22Of Academies.
62AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION THAT NOBODY THINKS OF
23Of a Court Merchant.
63AN HUMBLE PROPOSAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
24Of Seamen.
64PREFACE TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.
25The Conclusion.
65SEASONABLE PROPOSAL, &c.
26AUTHOR'S PREFACE
66REASONS AGAINST THE SUCCESSION OF THE HOUSE OF HANOVER
27INTRODUCTION
67A SEASONABLE WARNING AND CAUTION AGAINST THE INSINUATIONS OF PAPISTS AND JACOBITES IN FAVOUR OF THE PRETENDER
28CHAPTER I THE TRADESMAN IN HIS PREPARATIONS WHILE AN APPRENTICE
68Biography
29CHAPTER II THE TRADESMAN'S WRITING LETTERS
69Preface.
30CHAPTER III THE TRADING STYLE
70Chapter 1. Defoe’s Youth and Early Pursuits.
31CHAPTER IV OF THE TRADESMAN ACQUAINTING HIMSELF WITH ALL BUSINESS IN GENERAL
71Chapter 2. King William’s Adjutant.
32CHAPTER V DILIGENCE AND APPLICATION IN BUSINESS
72Chapter 3. A Martyr to Dissent?
33CHAPTER VI OVER-TRADING
73Chapter 4. The Review of the Affairs of France.
34CHAPTER VII OF THE TRADESMAN IN DISTRESS, AND BECOMING BANKRUPT
74Chapter 5. The Advocate of Peace and Union.
35CHAPTER VIII THE ORDINARY OCCASIONS OF THE RUIN OF TRADESMEN
75Chapter 6. Dr. Sacheverell, and the Change of Government.
36CHAPTER IX OF OTHER REASONS FOR THE TRADESMAN'S DISASTERS: AND, FIRST, OF INNOCENT DIVERSIONS
76Chapter 7. Difficulties in Re-changing Sides.
37CHAPTER X OF EXTRAVAGANT AND EXPENSIVE LIVING; ANOTHER STEP TO A TRADESMAN'S DISASTER
77Chapter 8. Later Journalistic Labours.
38CHAPTER XI OF THE TRADESMAN'S MARRYING TOO SOON
78Chapter 9. The Place of Defoe’s Fictions in His Life.
39CHAPTER XII OF THE TRADESMAN'S LEAVING HIS BUSINESS TO SERVANTS
79Chapter 10. His Mysterious End.
40CHAPTER XIII OF TRADESMEN MAKING COMPOSITION WITH DEBTORS, OR WITH CREDITORS
Everybody's Business Is Nobody's BusinessDaniel Defoe1h 54m$2 · $0.00
The Storm. An EssayDaniel Defoe16m$2 · $0.00
A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed BeforeDaniel Defoe13h 18m$2 · $0.00
And What if the Pretender should Come?Daniel Defoe54m$2 · $0.00
A Journal of the Plague YearDaniel Defoe9h 49m$1 · $0.00
The History of the Pirates of the CaribbeanDaniel Defoe, Charles Ellms, Captain Charles Johnson40h 2m$2 · $0.00
Aventures de Robinson CrusoéDaniel Defoe21h 57m$1 · $0.00
Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718)Daniel Defoe4h 18m$2 · $0.00
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated)Daniel Defoe20h 18m$1 · $0.00
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)Daniel Defoe10h 8m$2 · $0.00
Atalantis MajorDaniel Defoe2h 54m$2 · $0.00
The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe11h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Lost Pirate RepublicDaniel Defoe, Charles Ellms, Captain Charles Johnson40h 1m$2 · $0.00
Gesammelte Werke: Abenteuer-Klassiker + Seegeschichten + Historische Romane (Illustrierte Ausgaben)Daniel Defoe44h 5m$1 · $0.00
CaledoniaDaniel Defoe2h 27m$2 · $0.00
The True-Born Englishman: A SatireDaniel Defoe2h 22m$2 · $0.00
Colonel JackDaniel Defoe19h 16m$2 · $0.00
COLONEL JACK (Illustrated)Daniel Defoe18h 46m$2 · $0.00
Die Pest zu LondonDaniel Defoe6h 58m$2 · $0.00
The True Pirates of the CaribbeanDaniel Defoe, Charles Ellms, Captain Charles Johnson40h 1m$2 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m$24 · $0.00
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