Samuel Smiles and the Victorian Work Ethic
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Samuel Smiles and the Victorian Work Ethic

  1. 380 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Samuel Smiles and the Victorian Work Ethic

About this book

Samuel Smiles is best known for his book Self Help (1859), which many have assumed to be an encouragement to social and financial success. However, Smiles actually argued against the single-minded pursuit of success, and in favour of the protean formation of character as the ultimate goal of life.

First published in 1987, this book examines Samuel Smiles' ideals of work and self-help against the background of the Victorian work ethic. Drawing on 'sub-literature' such as pamphlets, periodicals, novels, works by Dissenting and Anglican ministers, popular 'success' and 'self-improvement' books, and general literature on the condition of the working classes, it presents a broad range of public opinion and attitudes towards work and in doing so, creates an essential framework and context for Smiles' popular books.

This book will be of interest to those studying Victorian history and ideology.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781317242871
Edition
1
Topic
Storia
Subtopic
Storia del XIX secolo

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction: Samuel Smiles and self-help, a re-evaluation
  9. I. Samuel Smiles and the Victorian Work Ethic
  10. II. Samuel Smiles and the Origins of the Concept of Self-Help: The Morality of Work and Man’s Place in Society, 1830–1859
  11. III. Self-Help and the Self-Help Tradition
  12. IV. Self-Help and After – Biography, Technology and the New Meritocracy
  13. V. Challenge to an Ideal: Socialism and the New Attitude Toward Work
  14. VI. Conclusion: The Decline of Self-Help, and the Principles of Authority and Development
  15. Appendix A: Work – A definition
  16. Appendix B: 19th Century titles as heuristic device
  17. Appendix C: E.L. Bulwer, Lucretia, 1853
  18. Appendix D: Attribution of articles in Eliza Cook’s Journal to Smiles
  19. Appendix E: G.L. Craik, Passages of a Working Life, 1864; and G.L. Craik, The Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties, 1830–1831
  20. Appendix F: Sales and Printing of Self-Help, 1859–1894
  21. Appendix G: Edward Carpenter, Robert Blatchford, Sidney Webb
  22. A Critical Bibliography
  23. Index