Satire
Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business
2012·26 pages
Daniel Defoe's 1725 pamphlet critiques the high wages, pride, and insolence of domestic servants in 18th-century England, arguing that these private abuses lead to public grievances.
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Daniel Defoe's 1725 pamphlet critiques the high wages, pride, and insolence of domestic servants in 18th-century England, arguing that these private abuses lead to public grievances.
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This short book is a rant against female servants, footmen and shoe shiners. The maids come from the countryside and they immediately raise their wages, start wearing fancy silk dresses instead of wool. These even start affairs with the Master's apprentice, his son, or even the masters. This of course wrecks his marriage, family and even his estate at which point she dumps a bastard on him and leaves. The author also has a good rant shoe shine men and boys who he believes are all lazy scoundrels...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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Minor use of period insults like 'slatterns' and 'flibbertigibbets' to criticize servants
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Witchcraft / occult
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Political content
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Central critique of class structures, servant wages, and labor relations in 18th-century England
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes
Sexual assault
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No sexual assault or coercion
Abuse & suffering
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Brief mentions of perceived abuses by servants against employers, focusing on economic grievances
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