The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible - Bastiat Institute

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Contents
Chapter Page
About the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
The Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Jonathan’s Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
1 A Great Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Jonathan is shipwrecked on a strange island.
2 Troublemakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Jonathan answers a woman’s cry for help.
3 A Commons Tragedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
A fi sherman shares a story and his meagre catch.
4 The Food Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
A woman and her child are driven from their farm.
5 Candles and Coats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Jonathan learns how to protect industry.
6 The Tall Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The tall are brought low by a new code.
7 Best Laid Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Jonathan watches the destruction of a good home.
8 Two Zoos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Twin fenced habitats make Jonathan uneasy about the law.
9 Making Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Jonathan is taught to distinguish between two types of printers.
10 The Dream Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
A mysterious machine causes the closing of a factory.
11 Power Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Lady Bess Tweed encourages Jonathan to enter politics.
12 Opportunity Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
A hobo tells the old story of seen and unseen benefi ts.