
The Collected Works of Prentice Mulford (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Thoughts Are Things, The God In You, Your Forces and How to Use Them, Life By Land and Sea, Swamp Angel and moreBy Prentice MulfordLength50h 33m
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The Collected Works of Prentice Mulford gathers the essays and reflections that made him one of the formative voices of New Thought literature. Written in a lucid, conversational, and often aphoristic style, these pieces explore the creative power of thought, mental discipline, spiritual self-culture, health, prosperity, and the unseen forces shaping human life. Situated between American Transcendentalism, popular metaphysics, and late nineteenth-century self-help, Mulford's work combines moral seriousness with practical counsel. Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) lived a varied American life before becoming a metaphysical writer: he worked in California mining camps, reported for newspapers, wrote humor and sketches, and lectured widely. His exposure to frontier individualism, journalism, and reform-minded spiritual currents helped form his conviction that consciousness is not passive but generative. This background explains the democratic directness of his prose and his insistence that spiritual laws must be usable in ordinary life. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the origins of positive thinking, mind-cure movements, and American metaphysical religion. It is especially valuable for those who wish to understand how modern self-development literature emerged from a richer literary and spiritual tradition.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length50 hrs 33 mins
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Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Prentice Mulford (Annotated)
78XII.
2Introduction
79VOLUME VI.
3Historical Context
80I.
4Synopsis (Selection)
81II.
5The "New Thought" Works:
82III.
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6THOUGHTS ARE THINGS (pt. 1)
83HOW PRENTICE MULFORD DRIFTED TOWARD
7THOUGHTS ARE THINGS (pt. 2)
84IV.
8THOUGHTS ARE THINGS (pt. 3)
85V.
9THE GOD IN YOU (pt. 1)
86VI.
10THE GOD IN YOU (pt. 2)
87VII.
11YOUR FORCES AND HOW TO USE THEM
88VIII.
12VOLUME I.
89IX.
13I.
90X.
14II.
91XI.
15III.
92XII.
16IV.
93Novel:
17V.
94THE SWAMP ANGEL
18VI.
95CHAPTER I.
19VII.
96CHAPTER II.
20VIII.
97CHAPTER III.
21IX.
98CHAPTER IV.
22X.
99CHAPTER V.
23XI.
100CHAPTER VI.
24XII.
101CHAPTER VII.
25XIII.
102CHAPTER VIII.
26VOLUME II.
103CHAPTER IX.
27I.
104CHAPTER X.
28II.
105CHAPTER XI.
29III.
106CHAPTER XII.
30IV.
107CHAPTER XIII.
31V.
108CHAPTER XIV.
32VI.
109CHAPTER XV.
33VII.
110Autobiographical Writings:
34VIII.
111Autobiography:
35IX.
112PRENTICE MULFORD’S
36X.
113CHAPTER I.
37XI.
114CHAPTER II.
38XII.
115CHAPTER III.
39VOLUME III.
116CHAPTER IV.
40I.
117CHAPTER V.
41II.
118CHAPTER VI.
42III.
119CHAPTER VII.
43IV.
120CHAPTER VIII.
44V.
121CHAPTER IX.
45VI.
122CHAPTER X.
46VII.
123CHAPTER XI.
47VIII.
124CHAPTER XII.
48IX.
125CHAPTER XIII.
49X.
126CHAPTER XIV.
50XI.
127CHAPTER XV.
51XII.
128CHAPTER XVI.
52XIII.
129CHAPTER XVII.
53VOLUME IV.
130CHAPTER XVIII.
54I.
131CHAPTER XIX.
55II.
132CHAPTER XX.
56III.
133CHAPTER XXI.
57IV.
134CHAPTER XXII.
58V.
135CHAPTER XXIII.
59VI.
136CHAPTER XXIV.
60VII.
137CHAPTER XXV.
61VIII.
138CHAPTER XXVI.
62IX.
139CHAPTER XXVII.
63X.
140CHAPTER XXVIII.
64XI.
141CHAPTER XXIX.
65XII.
142CHAPTER XXX.
66VOLUME V.
143CHAPTER XXXI.
67I.
144CHAPTER XXXII.
68II.
145CHAPTER XXXIII.
69III.
146CHAPTER XXXIV.
70IV.
147CHAPTER XXXV.
71V.
148CHAPTER XXXVI.
72VI.
149Sketches:
73VII.
150SKETCH I.
74VIII.
151SKETCH II.
75IX.
152Analysis
76X.
153Reflection
77XI.
154Memorable Quotes