Published anonymously in 1723, "The Fable of the Bees" by Bernard Mandeville came to be regarded as the epitome of immorality.
This abridged edition also includes "The Fable" and background readings from two sources..
It is a naturalistic account of the mechanism of human desire.
Published anonymously in 1723, "The Fable of the Bees" by Bernard Mandeville came to be regarded as the epitome of immorality