The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money
The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money

Author: active 1732 John Thomson

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-13

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13:

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In 'The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money' by John Thomson, readers are introduced to a satirical look at the financial tactics employed in urban settings during the early 18th century. The book is written in a lively and humorous style, utilizing wit and sarcasm to criticize the moral corruption and dishonesty prevalent in society. Thomson's work is a prime example of the satirical literature that was popular during his time, shedding light on the greed and deception that characterized city life. The Tricks of the Town serves as a scathing commentary on the pursuit of wealth at any cost, urging readers to reflect on the ethical implications of their actions in the pursuit of monetary gain. John Thomson, an active figure in 1732, likely drew inspiration from the societal issues he observed to create this work of fiction. With his keen observations and sharp wit, Thomson provides readers with a thought-provoking and entertaining read that remains relevant in contemporary discussions on ethics and capitalism. I highly recommend 'The Tricks of the Town' to readers interested in exploring the intersection of money, morality, and satire in historical literature.

The other empire
The other empire

Author: John Marriott

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-07-19

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1847795390

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This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is a detailed study of the various ways in which London and India were imaginatively constructed by British observers during the nineteenth century. This process took place within a unified field of knowledge that brought together travel and evangelical accounts to exert a formative influence on the creation of London and India for the domestic reading public. Their distinct narratives, rhetoric and chronologies forged homologies between representations of the metropolitan poor and colonial subjects – those constituencies that were seen as the most threatening to imperial progress. Thus the poor and particular sections of the Indian population were inscribed within discourses of western civilization as regressive and inferior peoples. Over time these discourses increasingly promoted notions of overt and rigid racial hierarchies, of which a legacy still remains. Drawing upon cultural and intellectual history this comparative study seeks to rethink the location of the poor and India within the nineteenth-century imagination.

Orthodoxy and Heresy in Eighteenth-century Society
Orthodoxy and Heresy in Eighteenth-century Society

Author: Regina Hewitt

Publisher: Bucknell University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780838755013

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The essays in this volume use the concept of heresy to gain insight into the value of social order during the eighteenth century. By applying the vocabulary of religion to behaviours that might more usually be studied as deviance, the contributors can account for the complexity and vehemence of conflicts over right order played out in the literary, artistic, and political arenas of the age. The essays examine a range of cultural encounters between orthodox and heterodox figures.