it ably ▁lead ▁to ▁higher ▁prices ▁and ▁eventually ▁– ▁economic ▁dow nt urn . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Har ri et ▁Mart ine au ' s ▁Illustr ations ▁of ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁maintain s ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁perfect ▁solution ▁to ▁financial ▁cycles . ▁R ather , ▁her ▁work ▁— ▁along ▁with ▁many ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁— ▁seems ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁steel ▁themselves ▁for ▁in ev itable ▁confusion ▁and ▁collapse . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Bab ington ▁Mac a ul ay ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁gold ▁standard ▁in ▁his ▁" Re view ▁of ▁S out he y ' s ▁Col lo qu ies ". ▁He ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁currency ▁being ▁" im pr ud ently ▁deb ased , ▁and ▁impr ud ently ▁restored ." ▁ ▁In ▁fiction ▁A ▁historical ▁novel ▁by ▁Stanley ▁J . ▁We yman , ▁O ving ton ' s ▁Bank , ▁published ▁almost ▁a ▁century ▁later ▁( 1 9 2 2 ), ▁is ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁George ▁Eli ot ' s ▁novel ▁M idd lem arch , ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁but ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁crisis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁crash ▁on ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁individuals ▁in ▁Victor ian ▁England . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Great ▁De pression ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁B ordo , ▁Michael ▁D . ▁Comment ary ▁May / J une ▁ 1 9