Self-Help
by Samuel Smiles
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About this eBook
- Author
- Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
- Title
- Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance
- Credits
- David Price
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
- Subject
- Conduct of life
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 935
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
- Release Date
- June 1, 1997
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.SELF HELP WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF CONDUCT AND PERSEVERANCE.
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION.
- 4.CONTENTS.
- 5.CHAPTER I. Self-Help—National and Individual .
- 6.CHAPTER II. Leaders of Industry—Inventors and Producers .
- 7.CHAPTER III. The Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood .
- 8.CHAPTER IV. Application and Perseverance .
- 9.CHAPTER V. Helps and Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits .
- 10.CHAPTER VI. Workers in Art .
- 11.CHAPTER VII. Industry and the Peerage .
- 12.CHAPTER VIII. Energy and Courage .
- 13.CHAPTER IX. Men of Business .
- 14.CHAPTER X. Money—Its Use and Abuse .
- 15.CHAPTER XI. Self-Culture—Facilities and Difficulties .
- 16.CHAPTER XII. Example—Models .
- 17.CHAPTER XIII. Character—The True Gentleman .
- 18.FOOTNOTES
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