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Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business / Or, Private Abuses, Public Grievances; Exemplified in the Pride, Insolence, and Exorbitant Wages of Our Women, Servants, Footmen, &c. cover

Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business / Or, Private Abuses, Public Grievances; Exemplified in the Pride, Insolence, and Exorbitant Wages of Our Women, Servants, Footmen, &c.

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The pamphlet presents a sustained civic complaint about domestic servants and street trades whose rising wages, fashionable pretensions, and casual mobility are blamed for petty theft, prostitution, and household impoverishment. It catalogs common abuses—collusion to inflate pay, cribbing of provisions, retail pilfering, and transient employment—and connects them to broader public disorder and the burden on pauper relief. Interspersing anecdotes and observations, the author advances concrete remedies: stricter enforcement of vagrancy laws, reorganized night watchmen, use of workhouses, and regulation or replacement of street shoe-cleaners with organized employment for the deserving poor.

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Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe was an English writer and journalist, best known for his novel "Robinson Crusoe," which is often regarded as one of the first novels in the English language. Born in the late 17th century, Defoe's work spans various genres, including fiction, travel writing, and political pamphlets. His keen observations of society and human nature are evident in his historical accounts, such as "A Journal of the Plague Year," which reflects on the Great Plague of 1665. Defoe's writings often blend adventure with social commentary, showcasing his versatility and depth as a thinker and storyteller.

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