The eighteenth century saw a media explosion, an explosion of print and literacy rates. Resulting in the birth of the modern novel and the newspaper, other printed forms saw their popularity likewise increase; of these forms, my favorite is the manual. And of these manuals, such as The Pleasant Art of Money Catching (1737), a must-read has to be the intriguingly titled Every man his Own Vermin Killer (c. 1771).

Will add more to this list as I come across them ….