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 InfoEdinburgh : Printed for J. Wood, 1772.
Description2 volumes ; 18 cm
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Variant title Private vices, public benefits
General noteAttributed to Bernard Mandeville.-- NUC pre-1956.
General note"The following fable [was] ... called The grumbling hive, or, Knaves turn'd honest."--Pref.
General noteFirst part originally published in 1714, the second in 1724.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of original from Beinecke Library, Yale University.
General noteGoldsmiths'-Kress no. 10841.4-4.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements.

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