Volume 1 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo03martgoogPublished in 1832, Illustrations of Political Economy established Harriet Martineau as both a successful and controversial author and a pioneer of nineteenth-century “social problem” writing. This widely read series of didactic stories popularized political economy, making it accessible to audiences by vividly dramatizing issues such as overpopulation and labour strikes. Illustrations of Political Economy marks a pivotal moment in which literature and politics came together, laying the foundation for the realism and social commentary of later Victorian novels.
Volume 2 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo13martgoog
Volume 3 - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.39647
Volume 4 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo05martgoog/
Volume 5 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo09martgoog
Volume 6 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo16martgoog
Volume 7 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationsofp07marti
Volume 8 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo08martgoog
Volume 9 - https://archive.org/details/illustrationspo00martgoog