Subjects

History

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A Stitch in Time

French economist Jean-Baptiste Say recalls a time when an ounce of prevention might have saved many pounds of cure.

428

Study the Heart

Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.

429

The American Revolutionary War

In 1775, London’s high-handed exploitation of her colonies for tax revenue began to look like a very expensive mistake.

430

Montagu’s Frolic

John, Duke of Montagu, that irrepressible prankster, identified a sad-faced soldier in the Mall as the perfect mark.

431

Ranelagh Gardens

Horace Walpole, a loyal patron of Vauxhall pleasure gardens, visits newly-opened rival Ranelagh gardens in Chelsea.

432

The Weakness of Women

Daniel Defoe argues that it is in every man’s interest to watch the women in his life realise their full potential.