Augusta Triumphans : Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Augusta Triumphans : Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Triumphans Release date is 2010-05-17
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"Augusta Triumphans" by Daniel Defoe is a pamphlet published in 1728. Through the voice of fictional speaker Andrew Moreton, Defoe presents ambitious proposals to transform London into the world's greatest city. The work advocates for establishing a university, music academy, foundling hospital, and regulated mental health institutions. It also calls for measures against moral corruption and street crime, including better lighting and professional watchmen. Part of Defoe's later social reform writings, this pamphlet reflects his lifelong engagement with London's improvement and his belief in practical projects for societal advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
London (England) -- Social conditions Social problems -- Early works to 1800
DA HN
Augusta Triumphans : Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Triumphans Release date is 2010-05-17
E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)
"Augusta Triumphans" by Daniel Defoe is a pamphlet published in 1728. Through the voice of fictional speaker Andrew Moreton, Defoe presents ambitious proposals to transform London into the world's greatest city. The work advocates for establishing a university, music academy, foundling hospital, and regulated mental health institutions. It also calls for measures against moral corruption and street crime, including better lighting and professional watchmen. Part of Defoe's later social reform writings, this pamphlet reflects his lifelong engagement with London's improvement and his belief in practical projects for societal advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
London (England) -- Social conditions Social problems -- Early works to 1800
DA HN