2 ms·The Art of Making Debts: Accounting for an Obsession in 19th-Century France13 points by Anon84 3y agonl 3y agoThis wasn't unique to France. You can read (fictional) stories of similar behavior in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series where Aubrey in particular is often avoiding creditors via various schemes.Buther2 3y ago[flagged]