Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every-body%27s_Business,_Is_No-body%27s_Business Transcribed from the 1889 George Bell & Sons edition by David Price "Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business" by Daniel Defoe, is a satirical pamphlet published in the early 18th century. This work critiques the societal issues of the time, focusing particularly on the attitudes and behaviors of domestic servants and their demand for increasingly exorbitant wages. Defoe highlights the consequences of such a trend on households and society at large, signaling a concern for the decline of established norms and the resulting public grievances. The pamphlet outlines a detailed complaint regarding the pride and insolence of maidservants, who have raised their wages to unsustainable levels, thus burdening their employers. Defoe posits that this behavior has led to wider societal issues, as these servants not only undermine household authority but also set poor examples for the youth. He suggests potential reforms to regulate servant behavior, limit wages, and establish standards of dress to distinguish between servants and their employers. Through biting humor and social commentary, Defoe addresses the need for legislative measures to rectify these perceived abuses, advocating for a more orderly and respectful society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Working class HD Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 69071 2025-07-01T11:36:30.953481 text/html 64189 2020-12-31T14:47:46 text/html 24956 2020-12-31T14:47:46 text/html application/zip 103294 2025-07-01T11:36:35.984428 application/epub+zip 101940 2025-07-01T11:36:33.866471 application/epub+zip 93447 2025-07-01T11:36:32.818445 application/epub+zip 280407 2025-07-01T11:36:37.526413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272781 2025-07-01T11:36:35.354434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98834 2022-09-01T13:29:45.948784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63087 2025-07-01T11:36:30.734437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62866 2020-12-31T14:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24377 2020-12-31T14:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18736 2025-07-01T11:36:37.645409 application/rdf+xml 19657 2025-07-01T11:36:33.301432 image/jpeg 4215 2025-07-01T11:36:33.060447 image/jpeg 103242 2025-07-01T11:36:30.961460 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Johnson, Charles