Daniel Defoe, The Complete English Tradesman

Penny Pritchard (University of Hertfordshire)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

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Political Economy

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First circulation or publication 1726

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England (Country of Origin)

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In the final issue of his nine-year periodical

The Review

(1704-1713) on 11 June 1713, Defoe famously asserted that Trade was the “Whore I really doated upon, and design’d to have taken up with”. Notwithstanding his interesting choice of metaphor, there is little question, looking over the diversity of subject matter contained within Defoe’s prolific canon, that trade is the cornerstone of his many professional and private interests. Defoe’s vast knowledge of trade, and its many pitfalls, was the result of far more than an abstract interest. He undertook numerous business enterprises over his long professional life, both in the manufacture of goods (including brick and pantiles, perfume, and linen) and merchandising (timber, wine and salt). The occasional successes and…

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Citation: Pritchard, Penny. "The Complete English Tradesman". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 January 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=1210, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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