Kyle Harrison
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A Fabulous Debt
A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
- Author
- Robin Wigglesworth
- Published
- September 2026
- Recommended
- 3 times
Why it’s on the list: Robin Wigglesworth’s history of the bond market, from the first tradable bonds of 12th-century Venice to the modern world.
Where I heard about it
- David Beckworth (@DavidBeckworth) — on X, September 30, 2026: listened to Wigglesworth’s “amazing storytelling on the origin of tradable bonds in medieval Venice” on a podcast with Gillian Tett, then got the book in the mail the same day.
- @buccocapital’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best podcast, article or essay that you’ve read recently?”, October 2026 (@htmella: “The new bond book by my favorite FT author is pretty great and timely”). Full set of replies: Long flight tomorrow. What’s the… (tweet).
- @patrick_oshag’s thread — named in the replies to his question “Anyone read anything thought provoking lately ?”, October 2026 (@melaniemaslem: “A Fabulous Debt by @rwiggy9”). Full set of replies: Anyone read anything thought provoking… (tweet).
Connections
- Listened to @RobinWigg’s amazing storytelling… (tweet) — where it was recommended.