In 1859, several books were published that reshaped our thinking. John Stuart Mill published “On Liberty,” his utilitarian treatise on the responsibilities and rights of individuals and the dangers of ...

Samuel Smiles book, Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers, is a detailed exploration of the lives and contributions of iron workers and tool makers during the Industrial Revolution.

IN the latter half of the last century a book called "Self Help" was widely read, and an indication of this is shown by its having been translated into twenty-two languages. It developed from a ...

ON Saturday, December 4, a bronze tablet to the memory of Samuel Smiles was unveiled at Zion School, Leeds, by Sir James Baillie, vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds. In the course of his ...