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South Sea Bubble: a byword for folly and fraud

South Sea Bubble: a byword for folly and fraud

by Talking Humanities | Sep 8, 2020 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Publications, Research & Resources

As oil prices tumble and we face high national debt, it seems particularly appropriate to reflect on the South Sea Bubble, a stock market crash from 300 years ago, and its contemporary documentation. Dr Karen Attar, research fellow at the Institute of English Studies,...

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