Mammuth; or, Human Nature Displayed on a Grand Scale: In a Tour with the Tinkers, into the Inland Parts of Africa
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1789
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| Annotation |
Eutopia. Anti-technology--better to use nature than the best mechanical contrivances. Reason, learning, good repute, and nobility are the bases for government. Elective monarchy. Euthanasia is allowed for the old of good character after they have been judged worthy and paid “the usual fine.” |
| Volume / Edition |
2 vols.
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| Published Date |
1789 |
| Publisher |
Ptd. for J. Murray
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| Place Published |
London
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| Full Text |
1789 [Thomson, William]. Mammuth; or, Human Nature Displayed on a Grand Scale: In a Tour with the Tinkers, into the Inland Parts of Africa. By The Man in the Moon [pseud.]. 2 vols. London: Ptd. for J. Murray. Rpt. in Gulliveriana: IV. Ed. Jeanne Welcher and George E. Bush, Jr. (Delmar, NY: Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1973), 229-384. Eutopia. Anti-technology--better to use nature than the best mechanical contrivances. Reason, learning, good repute, and nobility are the bases for government. Elective monarchy. Euthanasia is allowed for the old of good character after they have been judged worthy and paid “the usual fine.” The author was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788. |
| Additional Publishers |
Rpt. in Gulliveriana: IV. Ed. Jeanne Welcher and George E. Bush, Jr. (Delmar, NY: Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1973), 229-384. Another edition--London: Ptd. for G. and T. Wilkie, 1789. |
| Pseudonym |
By The Man in the Moon [pseud.] |
| Author Note |
The author (1746-1817) was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788. |
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