Project Gutenberg 2004-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 263 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) Reading ease score: 45.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Complete English Tradesman" by Daniel Defoe is a practical guidebook written in the early 18th century. This work serves as an instructive manual aimed at young traders, providing them with essential knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complexities of trade effectively. The book addresses various topics, such as the apprenticeship process, writing business correspondence, and establishing a successful trading style. The opening portion of the text sets the stage with a preface emphasizing the necessity of the guide for inexperienced tradesmen. Defoe reflects on the challenges faced by many young traders, pointing out that their misfortunes often stem from a lack of knowledge and preparation in their profession. He discusses the importance of learning about goods, acquiring the right judgment in trade, and building relationships with customers. The chapter then transitions into practical advice for apprentices, urging them to focus on essential skills and understanding their trade to ensure success when they set out on their own. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wholesale trade -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Commerce -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Early works to 1800 HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 764327 759766 2024-10-06T12:58:13.779862 2023-09-07T03:41:13.315755 text/html text/html 758477 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 257390 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 343748 2024-10-06T12:58:24.139814 application/epub+zip 356433 2024-10-06T12:58:17.269842 application/epub+zip 345535 2024-10-06T12:58:15.870834 application/epub+zip 658138 2024-10-06T12:58:29.660781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608991 2024-10-06T12:58:23.236801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577111 2022-09-07T16:28:24.974493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701695 701643 2024-10-06T12:58:12.442869 2023-09-07T03:41:12.265741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 701465 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 248639 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 701456 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248599 2020-12-18T23:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21949 2024-10-06T12:58:29.791780 application/rdf+xml 18045 2024-10-06T12:58:16.451837 image/jpeg 4037 2024-10-06T12:58:16.159834 image/jpeg 334270 2024-10-06T12:58:13.845867 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Johnson, Charles