Publisher's Synopsis
An Essay Upon Projects, written by Daniel Defoe, is a book that explores various ideas and proposals for social and economic improvement during the early 18th century. Defoe discusses a range of topics such as taxation, education, employment, and trade, and offers his own suggestions for each. He also critiques existing systems and institutions, including the government and the church, and proposes alternatives to them. The book is written in a conversational style and is aimed at a general audience. It offers insights into the social and economic conditions of the time and provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential writers of the era. Overall, An Essay Upon Projects is a thought-provoking and informative work that remains relevant to this day.The building of Babel was a right project; for indeed the true definition of a project, according to modern acceptation, is, as is said before, a vast undertaking, too big to be managed, and therefore likely enough to come to nothing. And yet, as great as they are, it is certainly true of them all, even as the projectors propose: that, according to the old tale, if so many eggs are hatched, there will be so many chickens, and those chickens may lay so many eggs more, and those eggs produce so many chickens more, and so on.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
