Joseph Ritson was an English antiquary known for editing the first scholarly collection of Robin Hood ballads. After a visit to France in 1791, he became a staunch supporter of the ideals of the Frenc

The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits is a book by the Anglo-Dutch social philosopher Bernard Mandeville. It consists of the satirical poem The Grumbling Hive: or, Knaves turn'd H