Product Description: "Samuel Smiles is alive and well and available to lead us into the next decade...The Victorian moralist's universal best-seller...is a better guide to the prevailing political and economic orthodoxy than the incomprehensible texts of that other 19th century thinker, Karl Marx...read more

Product Description: This is the first collected edition of Smiles, comprising first editions of all separately published works, including his most famous Self-Help. No survey of Victorian society and culture would be complete without giving Smiles a central place...read more

My attention was first called to the works of the poet Jasmin by the eulogistic articles which appeared in the Revue des Deux Mondes by De Mazade, IST odier, Yillemain, and other well-known reviewers. I afterwards read the articles by Sainte-B euve, perhaps the finest critic of French literature, on the life and history of Jasmin, in his Portraits Contemjporains as well as his admirable article on the same subject in the Causeries du Lundi, While Jasmin was still alive, a translation was published by the American poet Longfellow of The Blind Girl of Castel-C ui Ue, perhaps the best of Jasmin spoems. In his note to the translation, Longfellow said that Jasmin, the author of this beautiful poem, is to the South of France what Burns is to the South of Scotland, the representative of the heart of the people; one of those happy bards who are born with their mouths full of birds la houco )leno daouveloics).(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

A bestseller immediately after its publication in 1859, Self-Help propelled its author to fame and rapidly became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Interpreted by some as a paean to personal avarice, Smiles's most celebrated book is in fact a practical and engaging tribute to the working- and lower-middle classes, in whom he identified the capacity for self-improvement and for whom he tirelessly advocated the right of social advancement. Part practical guide, part proverbial testament, part secular hagiography, this literary hybrid turns biography into an inspirational medium that awakens the reader to their own potential and instills the desire to succeed. Smiles's book is the precursor of today's motivational and self-help literature, although its vision is significantly more cosmopolitan than that of most books in an ever-expanding genre.

Product Description: Written along the lines of the author's Self-Help and Character, this book shows readers what can be accomplished in life and labor by honest force of will and steady perseverance. "The chapters on Over Brain-work and the Conditions of Health may be of use to those who work with their Brains too much and their Physical System too little...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Product Description: Originally published in 1876. An extremely comprehensive history of Thomas Edward's life and work as a naturalist. Contents Include : Early Years Schools and Schoolmasters Apprenticeship Runs Away From Home Resumes Work Settles at Banff Night Wanderers Forms a Natural History Collection Exhibits His Collection at Aberdeen Resumes His Former Life and Habits Begins To Publish His Observations Rambles Amongst Birds Literature and Correspondence By The Sea Shore Discoveries Among The Crustacea Discoveries Amongst Zoophytes, Molluscs, and Fishes Antiquities, Kitchen Middens Conclusion...read more

Product Description: Originally published in 1884. A detailed history of some of the great inventors and inventions of the world. Contents Include Phineas Pett : Begginers of English Shipbuilding Francis Pettit Smith : Practical Introducer of the Screw Propeller John Harrison : Inventer of the Marine Chronometer John Lombe : Introducer of the Silk Industry into England William Murdock : His Life and Inventions Fredrick Koenig : Inventor of the Steam-Printing Machine The Walters of 'The Times': Invention of the Walter Press William Clowes : Book Printing By Steam Charles Bianconi : A Lesson of Self-Help in Ireland Industry in Ireland : Through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast Shipbuilding in Belfast : By E...read more

Product Description: Originally published in 1891. A comprehensive study of the life and work of the French poet and philanthropist, Jaques Jasmin. Agen Jasmin's Boyhood Jasmin At School Barber and Hair Dresser Jasmin and Mariette Jasmin and Gascon Beranger, 'Mes Souvenirs' P...read more

Product Description: An industrial biography, originally published in 1894. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

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Product Description: An extraordinary biographical work by Samuel Smiles who is famous for his social activities, books and articles.