Smiles, Samuel creator text New Delhi Fingerprint Classics 2016 monographic eng

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360 “The poor man with rich spirit is in all ways superior to the rich man with a poor spirit.” From promoting thrift while criticizing materialism to asserting the importance of character, morality, hard work and perseverance in achieving success, Samuel Smile’s Self-Help instils in its readers, a desire to succeed. A precursor of self-help literature, it identifies the capacity for self-improvement, especially in the working class and draws upon the success stories of the inspiring and self-made millionaires. Self-Help has been called ‘the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism.’ This masterpiece became an instant bestseller and continues to inspire and ignite its readers. Contents: 1. Self-Help-National and Individual 2. Leaders of Industry- Inventors and Producers 3. Three Great Potters- Pallissy, Bottgher, Wedgwood 4. Application and Perseverance 5. Helps and Opportunities Scientific Pursuits 6. Workers in Art 7. Industry and The Peerage 8. Energy and Courage 9. Men of Business 10. Money- Its Use and Abuse 11. Self-Culture- Facilities and Difficulties 12. Example- Models 13. Character- The True Gentleman Psychology Entrepreneurship 158.1 SMI 978-81-7599-346-4 Allied Informatics, Jaipur BSDU 181127 20181127155621.0 English