Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 72 Thomson, John, active 1732 The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money Produced by Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money" by Thomson is a satirical work written in the early 18th century. This publication explores various deceptions and schemes used by cunning individuals in society to exploit the naive and unsuspecting in their pursuit of wealth. Through vivid anecdotes and humorous observations, it reveals the myriad ways people have devised to profit at the expense of others. The opening of the book introduces the reader to a commentary on the art of money-making and the social dynamics at play in a bustling metropolis. Thomson highlights the absurdities of urban life, outlining strategies used by various societal actors—from tailors and shopkeepers to ladies of fashion and their maids—who engage in tricks to benefit financially, often under the guise of politeness or friendship. The narrative is interspersed with anecdotes that illustrate these concepts, emphasizing themes of deception, commerce, and the often humorous yet tragic outcomes of such interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Social life and customs Crime -- England -- London London (England) -- Social conditions Criminals -- England -- London Fraud HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - British 135591 135600 2024-09-12T15:02:09.736104 2023-09-13T07:06:28.543281 text/html text/html 132974 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 55677 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129948 2024-09-12T15:02:15.138128 application/epub+zip 129589 2024-09-12T15:02:12.160047 application/epub+zip 117132 2024-09-12T15:02:11.234077 application/epub+zip 310813 2024-09-12T15:02:17.341085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290694 2024-09-12T15:02:14.503045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188797 2022-09-13T16:06:25.770765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121584 121494 2024-09-12T15:02:09.347133 2023-09-13T07:06:28.173276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121446 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48972 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121438 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48946 2009-08-03T07:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20780 2024-09-12T15:02:17.491006 application/rdf+xml 23297 2024-09-12T15:02:11.593088 image/jpeg 4645 2024-09-12T15:02:11.413060 image/jpeg 127138 2024-09-12T15:02:09.752081 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