German South West African Mark the gold content of the British Pound Sterling was 7.3224 grams, while the gold content of 20 marks was 7.168 grams. According to Gresham's Law, "bad money drives out good", so the "bad" Mark replaced the "good" British Pound Sterling. In 1901, the German Mark became the official currency of German South West Africa, hence replacing the 20 and 5 mark denominations of the German South West African Mark, for which they were also demonetized (although, they continued use in the metropolis of German South West Africa until 1907). In 1923, the coins of the German South West African Mark
Good Bad Books Good Bad Books "Good Bad Books" is an essay by George Orwell first published in "Tribune" on 2 November 1945. After Orwell's death, the essay was republished in "Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" (1950). The essay examines the lasting popularity of works not usually considered great literature. Orwell defines a "good bad book" as "the kind of book that has no literary pretensions but which remains readable when more serious productions have perished." Orwell concludes: "I would back "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to outlive the complete works of Virginia Woolf or George Moore, though I know of no strictly literary