An Essay Upon Projects

An Essay Upon Projects
Daniel Defoe, english trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- INTRODUCTION
-03- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
-04- AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
-05- THE HISTORY OF PROJECTS
-06- OF PROJECTORS
-07- OF BANKS
-08- OF THE MULTIPLICITY OF BANKS
-09- OF THE HIGHWAYS
-10- OF ASSURANCES
-11- OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
-12- OF SEAMEN
-13- THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A PENSION OFFICE
-14- OF WAGERING
-15- OF FOOLS
-16- A CHARITY-LOTTERY
-17- OF BANKRUPTS
-18- A COURT OF INQUIRIES
-19- OF ACADEMIES
-20- ROYAL ACADEMY FOR MILITARY EXERCISES
-21- ACADEMY FOR WOMEN
-22- OF A COURT MERCHANT
-23- OF SEAMEN
-24- THE CONCLUSION