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Self-help : with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance by Samuel Smiles; with a centenary introd. by Asa Briggs is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

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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'smost 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 o

Who reads Self-help : with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance?

It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.

Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.

Author
Samuel Smiles; with a centenary introd. by Asa Briggs
Publisher
John Murray Press
Published
1969
Language
EN
ISBN
9780719512940
Category
business
Subjects
Business, Philosophy, Business & Economics
Updated
2026-03-25

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