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The Complete English Tradesman

by Daniel Defoe

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  1. 1Author’s Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Chapter I — The Tradesman in His Preparations While an Apprentice
  4. 4Chapter II — The Tradesman’s Writing Letters
  5. 5Chapter III — The Trading Style
  6. 6Chapter IV — Of the Tradesman Acquainting Himself With All Business…
  7. 7Chapter V — Diligence and Application in Business
  8. 8Chapter VI — Over-Trading
  9. 9Chapter VII — Of the Tradesman in Distress, and Becoming Bankrupt
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Ordinary Occasions of the Ruin of Tradesmen
  11. 11Chapter IX — Of Other Reasons for the Tradesman’s Disasters: And, F…
  12. 12Chapter X — Of Extravagant and Expensive Living; Another Step to a…
  13. 13Chapter XI — Of the Tradesman’s Marrying Too Soon
  14. 14Chapter XII — Of the Tradesman’s Leaving His Business to Servants
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Of Tradesmen Making Composition With Debtors, or Wit…
  16. 16Chapter XIV — Of the Unfortunate Tradesman Compounding With His Cre…
  17. 17Chapter XV — Of Tradesmen Ruining One Another by Rumour and Clamour…
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Of the Tradesman’s Entering Into Partnership in Trade…
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Of Honesty in Dealing, and Lying
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — Of the Customary Frauds of Trade, Which Honest Men…
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Of Fine Shops, and Fine Shows
  22. 22Chapter XX — Of the Tradesman’s Keeping His Books, and Casting Up H…
  23. 23Chapter XXI — Of the Tradesman Letting His Wife Be Acquainted With…
  24. 24Chapter XXII — Of the Dignity of Trade in England More Than in Othe…
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Of the Inland Trade of England, Its Magnitude, and…
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Of Credit in Trade, and How a Tradesman Ought to Val…
  27. 27Chapter XXV — Of the Tradesman’s Punctual Paying His Bills and Prom…

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