The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money (Registro nro. 70430)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HV |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thomson, John, active 1732 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2009-08-03 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | London (England) -- Social life and customs |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Crime -- England -- London |
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| Uncontrolled term | London (England) -- Social conditions |
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| Uncontrolled term | Criminals -- England -- London |
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| Uncontrolled term | Fraud |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29582">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29582</a> |
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