------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. On each title page, the phrase “A Tale” was printed in a blackletter font, which is rendered here delimited by ‘=’. The volume is a collection of three already published texts, each with its own title page and pagination. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. BY HARRIET MARTINEAU. ——o—— BRIERY CREEK. THE THREE AGES. ——o—— _IN NINE VOLUMES._ VOL. VIII. LONDON: CHARLES FOX, PATERNOSTER-ROW. MDCCCXXXIV. LONDON: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES, Duke-street, Lambeth. CONTENTS. --- BRIERY CREEK. CHAP. PAGE│CHAP. PAGE 1. The Philosopher at Home 1│5. Introductions 94 2. The Gentleman at Home 22│6. A Father’s Hope 122 3. Saturday Morning 46│7. The End of the Matter 142 4. Sunday Evening 65│ │ THE THREE AGES.. │ 1. First Age 1│3. Third Age 93 2. Second Age 35│ BRIERY CREEK. --------------------- CHAPTER I. THE PHILOSOPHER AT HOME.