Autobiography and Literary Essays (Collected Works of John Stuart Mill - Vol 1)

The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill took thirty years to complete and is acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill and as one of the finest works editions ever completed. Mill's contributions to philosophy, economics, and history, and in the roles of scholar, politician and journalist can hardly be overstated and this edition remains the only reliable version of the full range of Mill's writings. Each volume contains extensive notes, a new introduction and an index. Many of the volumes have been unavailable for some time, but the Works are now again available, both as a complete set and as individual volumes. Front Matter......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Table of Contents, pp. v-vi......Page 5 Introduction, pp. vii-liv......Page 7 Facsimile: Folio lr of the Early Draft MS University of Illinois facing page......Page 21 Autobiography (Parallel Reading Texts of the Early Draft and the Columbia MS)......Page 56 Editor's Note, p. 1......Page 57 Early Draft, p. 4......Page 59 I. Childhood, and Early Education, p. 5......Page 60 Facsimile: Recto of "Ode to Diana" MS British Library facing page, p. 18......Page 74 II. Moral Influences in Early Youth. My Father's Character and Opinions, p. 41......Page 97 III. Last Stage of Education, and First of Self-Education, p. 65......Page 121 IV. Youthful Propagandism. The Westminster Review, p. 89......Page 145 V. A Crisis in My Mental History. One Stage Onward, p. 137......Page 193 VI. Commencement of the Most Valuable Friendship of My Life. My Father's Death. Writings and Other Proceedings up to 1840, p. 193......Page 249 VII. General View of the Remainder of My Life, p. 229......Page 285 Periodical Literature: Edinburgh Review (1824), p. 291......Page 347 On Genius (1832), p. 327......Page 383 Thoughts on Poetry and Its Varieties (1833), p. 341......Page 397 Writings of Junius Redivivus [I] (1833), p. 367......Page 423 Writings of Junius Redivivus [II] (1833), p. 379......Page 435 Views of the Pyrenees (1833), p. 391......Page 447 Tennyson's Poems (1835), p. 395......Page 451 Aphorisms: Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd (1837), p. 419......Page 475 Ware's Letters from Palmyra (1838), p. 431......Page 487 Writings of Alfred de Vigny (1838), p. 463......Page 519 Milnes's Poems (1838), p. 503......Page 559 Milnes's Poetry for the People (1840), p. 517......Page 573 Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome (1843), p. 523......Page 579 Letter to the Editor of the Edinburgh Review, on James Mill (1844), p. 533......Page 589 Appendices......Page 595 Appendix A. Juvenilia (1812-13?), p. 541......Page 597 History of Rome, p. 542......Page 598 Facsimile: Folio 6r of the "History of Rome" MS British Library facing page, p. 544......Page 601 Ode to Diana, p. 549......Page 606 Appendix B. Mill's Early Reading (1809-22), p. 551......Page 608 Appendix C. Mill's Early Writing (1811?-22), p. 582......Page 639 Appendix D. A Few Observations on Mr. Mill (1833), p. 589......Page 646 Appendix E. Note on Browning's Pauline (1833), p. 596......Page 653 Appendix F. Editorial Notes in the London and Westminster Review (1835-39), p. 598......Page 655 Appendix G. Rejected Leaves of the Early Draft of the Autobiography, p. 608......Page 665 Facsimile: Folio R24r of the Early Draft MS University of Illinois facing page, p. 608......Page 666 Appendix H. Helen Taylor' s Continuation of the Autobiography, p. 625......Page 683 Appendix I. Bibliographic Index of Persons and Works Cited, with Variants and Notes, p. 628......Page 686 Index, p. 747......Page 805 v. 1. Autobiography and literary essays v. 2-3. Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy v. 4- 5. Essays on economics and society v. 6. Essays on England, Ireland, and the Empire v. 7-8. A system of logic, ratiocinative and inductive v. 9. An examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy and the principal philosophical questions discussed in his writings v. 10. Essays on ethics, religion and society v. 11. Essays on philosophy and the classics v. 12- 13. The earlier letters of John Stuart Mill, 1812-1848 v. 14-17. The later letters of John Stuart Mill, 1849-1873 v. 18-19. Essays on politics and society v. 20. Essays on French history and historians v. 21. Essays on equality, law and education v. 22-25. Newspaper writings v. 26-27. Journals and debating speeches v.28-29. Public and Parliamentary speeches. v. 30. Writings on India. v. 31. Miscellaneous writings. v. 32. Additional letters of John Stuart Mill. v. 33. Indexes to the collected works. John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy By John Stuart Mill ; Edited By John M Robson And Jack Stillinger. Includes Parallel Texts Of The Early Draft And The Columbia Ms. Of Mill's Autobiography. Includes Index. Bibliographic Index Of Persons And Works Cited, With Variants And Notes: P. [628]-745. The textual introduction, by John M. Robson, examines the treatise in context of Mill's life in the 1860s, outlines its composition, and discusses, among other matters, the importance of the extensive revisions Mill made, mostly in response to critics. Acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill, the complete set of volumes are now again available containing extensive notes, a new introduction and an index. 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