Augusta Triumphans by Daniel Defoe

"Augusta Triumphans" by Daniel Defoe is a pamphlet published in 1728. Through the voice of fictional speaker Andrew Moreton, Defoe presents ambitious proposals to transform London into the world's greatest city. The work advocates for establishing a university, music academy, foundling hospital, and regulated mental health institutions. It also calls for measures against moral corruption and street crime, including better lighting and professional watchmen. Part of Defoe's later social reform writings, this pamphlet reflects his lifelong engagement with London's improvement and his belief in practical projects for societal advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Title Augusta Triumphans
Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Triumphans
Credits E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
LoC Class HN: Social sciences: Social history and conditions, Social problems
Subject London (England) -- Social conditions
Subject Social problems -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 32405
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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