Excerpt from The Pleasant Career of a Spendthrift
All these years Of travel over the Seven Seas have fixed firmly in my soul and mind the belief that my native land, Australia, is the best country and the Australians are the best people on the globe. The finest people of all the nations are the French, and unlike most other peoples the French as a nation love their homeland, passionately and devotedly.
The English, the Scotch, the Londoners (who are a curious sect of the British people standing apart), Germans, Italians, Swiss and all those other races from the cold north of Europe have no obsessing love of country. The Irish have mostly left Ireland, but they were forced out. For freedom, for food, for work, for money, they leave their homes as soon as they can. And most of those countries are good places to get away from.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is a captivating and humorous memoir by a man who lived through the Victorian era's dramatic land boom and its subsequent crash in Australia. It provides a unique perspective on the events of this pivotal period from the vantage point of a participant, offering a glimpse into the frenzied world of speculation and the reckless pursuit of wealth. The author, a man of wit and sharp observation, recounts his own involvement in the boom's rise and fall, drawing on his experiences working in finance and the stock exchange. He exposes the hypocrisy and absurdity of the era's financial practices, revealing how avarice and ignorance fueled the boom and ultimately led to its catastrophic demise. Through his colorful anecdotes and vivid descriptions, the author brings to life the personalities of the key players involved, from shrewd financiers and corrupt politicians to the unsuspecting public who were caught in the whirlwind. The book is a fascinating and insightful testament to the timeless allure of get-rich-quick schemes and the human propensity for greed. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781333714727_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781333714727
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