The life & opinions if Julian Gough.
The author discusses the career of John Sadleir, former member of the British Parliament (MP). He comments on his childhood ambition to work in a bank and how he is related to Sadleir, who lost funds from a bank he owned through stock speculation. He comments that Sadleir inspired the character of M...
| Publicado en: | Prospect no. 156; pp. 17 - 18 |
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| Formato: | Opinion |
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Prospect Publishing Limited
Mar2009
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The author discusses the career of John Sadleir, former member of the British Parliament (MP). He comments on his childhood ambition to work in a bank and how he is related to Sadleir, who lost funds from a bank he owned through stock speculation. He comments that Sadleir inspired the character of Mr. Merdle in the book "Little Dorrit," by Charles Dickens and compares Sadleir's crimes to fraud allegedly committed by businessman Bernard Madoff. |
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