Author:Robert Torrens
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| ←Author Index: To | Robert Torrens (1780–1864) |
| Colonel in Royal Marines, of Irish extraction; political economist, MP, owner of the influential Globe newspaper and prolific writer, father of the politician Robert Richard Torrens |
Works[edit]
- The Economists Refuted; Or, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Extent of the Advantages Derived from Trade, 1808
- Celibia Choosing a Husband (1809), a novel
- An Essay on Money and Paper Currency, 1812. Internet Archive identifier : TORRENSRobert1812ANESSAYONMONEYANDPAPERCURRENCY
- An Essay on the External Corn Trade, 1815. Internet Archive identifier : essayonexternalc00torriala
- An Essay on the Production of Wealth, 1821. Internet Archive identifier : essayonproductio00torrrich
- Letters on Commercial Policy, 1833.
- On Wages and Combination, 1834. External transcription
- The Principles and Practical Operation of Sir Robert Peel's Bill of 1844, 1844. Internet Archive identifier : principlespracti00torrrich
- Tracts on Finance and Trade, 1852.
- Two speeches of Robert R. Torrens, Esq., M.P., on emigration, and the colonies, 1870 Internet Archive identifier : twospeechesofrob00torr
Works about Torrens[edit]
- "Torrens, Robert," in A Compendium of Irish Biography, by Alfred Webb, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son (1878)
- "Torrens, Robert (1780-1864)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
Works by this author published before January 1, 1926 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.