ABSTRACT

This and the previous volume chart the history of financial institutions in England in the mid-late nineteenth century as well as examining the periods of boom and bust, their causes and effects. Using hitherto unpublished sources from the International Financial Society this book provides an unrivalled record of the development of the modern banking industry.

chapter Chapter 13|39 pages

Liquidation, 1866-1880

chapter Chapter 14|33 pages

The Depression, 1866 to 1869

chapter Chapter 15|52 pages

The boom of the early 1870s

chapter Chapter 16|59 pages

The End of an Era, 1873-77

chapter Chapter 17|42 pages

The International Financial Society, 1878-1882