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Henry Fawcett's influential work highlights the role of the British Post Office in promoting thrift and financial stability. Fawcett's reforms helped improve access to credit and savings accounts for millions of people, and paved the way for modern banking practices.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Originally published in 1872, the topics covered in these essays and lectures cover such topics as Modern Socialism, The General Aspects of State Intervention, Free Education in its Economic Aspects, National Debts and National Prosperity, The Education of Women, The House of Lords, An American on Representation, and more. Henry Fawcett was a Member of Parliament and Professor of Political Economy in the University of Cambridge. Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929) was the author of the 1870 Political Economy for Beginners, a brief but wildly successful book. It set a contemporary record as a principles textbook for students, running through ten editions in 41 years. A vigorous promoter of education for women, she helped set up Newham College for women at Cambridge. In 1865 she heard a speech on women's rights made by John Stuart Mill, who deeply impressed her and she became one of his many loyal supporters.