Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive
Author: first_name: Samuel
last_name: Smiles
Language: English
Year: 1888

Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new laws. He wrote popular articles and books on his theories; ways people could help themselves overcome their problems. His book "Self-Help" brought him to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru. "Happy Homes" focuses on ways and reasons to be thrifty, how to find happiness in life, the opposite sex and work. Wh