Complete Tradesman

A handbook intended for young men in 18th century England. Its value today is as a window into everyday life of that time, as background of understanding history or for writing historical novels, or perhaps as a guidebook for time travellers. According to Wikipedia: Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] — 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame ...