Jasmin Barber, Poet, Philanthropist [EasyRead Edition]

by Samuel Smiles

An extraordinary biographical work by Samuel Smiles who is famous for his social activities, books and articles.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1892

About the author

Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904), was a Scottish author and government reformer, who campaigned on a Chartist platform. But he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new laws. His masterpiece, Self-Help (1859), promoted thrift and claimed that poverty was caused largely by irresponsible habits, while also attacking materialism and laissez-faire government. It has been called "the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism", and it raised Smiles to celebrity status almost overnight.