Project Gutenberg 2020-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 214 Wiston-Glynn, A. W. 08022576 John Law of Lauriston Financier and Statesman, Founder of the Bank of France, Originator of the Mississippi Scheme, Etc. Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "John Law of Lauriston" by A. W. Wiston-Glynn is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the remarkable life of John Law, a financier and statesman of the early 18th century known for his role in founding the Bank of France and initiating the controversial Mississippi Scheme. It delves into how Law's groundbreaking financial theories, captivating personality, and tumultuous career dramatically influenced the economic landscape of France and beyond. The opening of the work sets the stage for Law's intriguing story, detailing his background, early education, and the pivotal events that led him to France after being accused of murder in England. It describes his early fascination with finance, his experiences as a gambler on the Continent, and how he meticulously studied existing banking systems. Law emerges as a complex figure driven by ambition and intellect, positioning himself in an era rife with economic challenges that he hoped to remedy with his innovative financial ideas. The narrative begins to outline his aspirations, the struggle for recognition amid political turmoil, and foreshadows the significant impacts his schemes would have on France's economy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Law, John, 1671-1729 HG Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Economics 366205 2025-09-25T07:41:47.548082 text/html 341015 2024-10-18T07:10:09 text/html 2287048 2025-09-25T07:41:55.516995 application/epub+zip 2284867 2025-09-25T07:41:49.957017 application/epub+zip 223042 2025-09-25T07:41:48.247066 application/epub+zip 4111832 2025-09-25T07:41:59.208008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4082679 2025-09-25T07:41:53.867016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274487 2022-09-28T16:10:56.244618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331181 2025-09-25T07:41:46.896109 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311248 2024-10-18T07:10:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16377 2025-09-25T07:41:59.348977 application/rdf+xml 5295 2025-09-25T07:41:48.392040 image/jpeg 1358 2025-09-25T07:41:48.318043 image/jpeg 2564845 2025-09-25T07:41:47.633108 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