The troubles of life : being a familiar description of the troubles of the poor laborer, the little shopkeeper, the great tradesman, the sickly man, the disappointed lover, the unhappy husband, the widower, and lastly, the child of sorrow. To which is added, The story of the guinea and the shilling, being a cure for trouble in general.

Includes 2 woodcuts.First sentence: "'Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.'"Woodcut: title-page vignette, signed Lee (i.e. John Lee).Caption title: The troubles of life, &c.At head of title: Cheap Repository.Approximate date from Brown, P. London publishers and printers c.1800-1870.The poor laborer -- The little shopkeeper -- The great tradesman -- The sick man -- The disappointed lover -- The unhappy husband -- The widower -- The child of sorrow -- The guinea and the shilling -- The poor laborer -- The sick man -- The disappointed lover -- The unhappy husband -- the widower -- The child of sorrow.Mode of access: Internet.Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: bound with: The two wealthy farmers, or, The history of Mr. Bragwell : in seven parts. London : Sold by Howard and Evans ..., [between 1801 and 1811]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 47 other chapbooks, with binder's title: Repository of Moral & Religious Tracts. Bound in brown sheep over boards