The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, public benefits : in two volumes : with an essay on charity and charity-schools, and a search into the nature of society : to which is added, a vindication of the book from the aspersions contained in a presentment of the Grand Jury of Middlesex, and an abusive letter to the Lord C---.
| Author/creator | Mandeville, Bernard |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : Printed for J. Wood, 1772. |
| Description | 2 volumes ; 18 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Available to subscribing institutions |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Private vices, public benefits |
| General note | Attributed to Bernard Mandeville.-- NUC pre-1956. |
| General note | "The following fable [was] ... called The grumbling hive, or, Knaves turn'd honest."--Pref. |
| General note | First part originally published in 1714, the second in 1724. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Beinecke Library, Yale University. |
| General note | Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 10841.4-4. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |