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Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance

Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance

Smiles, Samuel

Paperback

PhilosophyFiction AnthologiesSelf-Help

ISBN10: 1987438302
ISBN13: 9781987438307
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 1 2018
Pages: 434
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
A Scot who originally trained as a doctor before turning to journalism fulltime, Smiles wrote for a popular audience to show people how best to take advantage of the changes being brought about by the industrial revolution which was sweeping Britain and other parts of the world in the first half of the 19th century. In his best known work, SelfHelp he combines Victorian morality with sound free market ideas into moral tales showing the benefits of thrift, hard work, education, perseverance, and a sound moral character. He drew upon the personal success stories of the emerging self-made millionaires in the pottery industry (Josiah Wedgwood), the railway industry (Watt and Stephenson), and the weaving industry (Jacquard) to make his point that the benefits of the market were open to anyone.

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