Project Gutenberg 2023-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 129 Martineau, Harriet 1802 1876 Invalid Invalid, An Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9) $aUnited Kingdom :$bCharles Fox, $c1834. Demerara -- Ella of Garveloch -- Weal and woe in Garveloch. Emmanuel Ackerman, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Illustrations of Political Economy, Volume 2 (of 9)" by Harriet Martineau is a collection of narratives focusing on themes of political economy written in the early 19th century. This volume includes three distinct tales: "Demerara," "Ella of Garveloich," and "Weal and Woe in Garveloich," each exploring complex societal issues and the economic realities of their characters. The likely main focus of the book is the exploration of slavery, its impacts on both the enslaved individuals and society at large, particularly within the context of Demerara. The opening of this volume introduces readers to "Demerara," where the story begins with Alfred Bruce and his sister Mary returning to their family's plantation after being educated in England. Their initial excitement at returning home quickly turns to disillusionment as they confront the stark realities of life on the plantation, including the visible poverty of the enslaved population and the neglect surrounding their estate. Observations about the living conditions of slaves and the practices of the plantation's management provide a poignant commentary on the institution of slavery and its moral implications. The opening sets a contrasting backdrop of beauty in the tropical landscape against the sorrow rooted in its socio-economic structure, highlighting the tension between wealth and exploitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t54f2b938&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 20220214155443martineau 1834 gb Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Social problems -- Fiction Didactic fiction, English Political fiction, English PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 748840 2025-06-28T05:57:28.962407 text/html 752640 2023-05-11T00:20:15 text/html 506791 2025-06-28T05:57:38.335321 application/epub+zip 513131 2025-06-28T05:57:31.000407 application/epub+zip 347240 2025-06-28T05:57:29.966401 application/epub+zip 701054 2025-06-28T05:57:44.022301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646127 2025-06-28T05:57:37.300390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662601 2025-06-28T05:57:27.549375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 662403 2023-05-11T00:20:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19016 2025-06-28T05:57:44.165291 application/rdf+xml 15678 2025-06-28T05:57:30.171360 image/jpeg 2197 2025-06-28T05:57:30.069347 image/jpeg 244062 2023-05-11T00:20:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 850977 2023-05-11T00:20:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 853834 2025-06-28T05:57:29.024412 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