Pamphlets are a great way to read more about a specific subject, whatever your interest. Perhaps you would enjoy one of our many short, personal narratives. We've got milkmaids, merchants, noble ladies, nuns, you name it, and they're all true stories. Or, at least, they all claim to be true. The writer usually claims to have experienced the story him or herself or to have taken an account of it from the person's letters, diaries, or as an eyewitness.76 You might even want to read the confession of a criminal, one of my popular sellers.77 Many people today think that these personal stories can give them insights into human nature and teach them about human experience. I just call it voyeurism.
Some pamphlets talk about recent events or commemorate important dates, such as the queen's birthday.78 If you take my advice, though, you'll read one of these fascinating pamphlets on politics, or intellectual and moral thought. Those authors really seek to educate their readers on whatever topic they choose You can chose one argument (against slavery, for example), and read a counterargument in a pamphlet the next day. I would be careful in choosing, though; some unscrupulous authors write both the arguments and the rebuttals to them, just for the money.79
Ah, I can see you're looking around in confusion - no doubt you're wondering where the enormous bulk of pamphlets discussing religion and morality are. I've shelved those in my section on religious and moral writings, which you might want to browse through later..
