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A plain City merchant is drawn into a company promoted by men with foreign names and excellent manners, and the fraud is described with a precision that got Belloc into a good deal of trouble. The first of his political satires, and the one where his contempt for the financial press is undisguised. This edition is bound with a gallery of 14 plates, among them paintings by William Logsdail, Gustave Doré and Christopher Williams, alongside 31 illustrations restored and coloured.
A plain City merchant is drawn into a company promoted by men with foreign names and excellent manners, and the fraud is described with a precision that got Belloc into a good deal of trouble. The first of his political satires, and the one where his contempt for the financial press is undisguise...
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Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was an Anglo-French writer born near Paris, a Liberal member of parliament for four years and afterwards a professional man of letters. He wrote history, travel, verse and satire, and was a lifelong friend and ally of Chesterton. His works include The Path to Rome, Cautionary Tales for Children, Emmanuel Burden, and The Servile State.
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was an Anglo-French writer born near Paris, a Liberal member of parliament for four years and afterwards a professional man of letters. He wrote history, travel, verse and satire, and was a lifelong friend and ally of Chesterton. His works include The Path to Rome, Caut...
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