The Story of the Bank of England (A History of English Banking, and a Sketch of the Money Market) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Central Banking, Credit, and the British Money MarketBy Henry Warren
Length5h 50m
About this audiobook
The Story of the Bank of England (A History of English Banking, and a Sketch of the Money Market) offers a concise yet ambitious account of Britain's central financial institution, tracing its evolution from the exigencies of public credit in the late seventeenth century to its commanding role in the modern money market. Written in a lucid expository style, the book combines institutional history with practical explanation, placing charters, crises, note issue, discounting, and reserve policy within the broader development of English banking. Its literary context is the Victorian and Edwardian tradition of popular economic history, designed to make complex financial mechanisms intelligible to educated readers. Henry Warren writes as an informed interpreter of banking history rather than as a purely academic theorist. His attention to the machinery of credit, the habits of the City, and the public consequences of banking policy suggests a writer shaped by the financial debates of his age, when the Bank of England's authority, gold reserves, and relation to commerce were matters of national importance. This volume is recommended to readers interested in financial history, British institutions, and the origins of central banking. It is especially valuable for those seeking a clear historical bridge between narrative history and the technical workings of the money market.
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Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length5 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
11CHAPTER IX.
2The Story of the Bank of England (A History of English Banking, and a Sketch of the Money Market)
12CHAPTER X.
3CHAPTER I.
13CHAPTER XI.
4CHAPTER II.
14CHAPTER XII.
5CHAPTER III.
15CHAPTER XIII.
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6CHAPTER IV.
16CHAPTER XIV.
7CHAPTER V.
17CHAPTER XV.
8CHAPTER VI.
18CHAPTER XVI.
9CHAPTER VII.
19CHAPTER XVII.
10CHAPTER VIII.
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