The Essential James Allen: 19 Powerful Works in One Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Eight Pillars of Prosperity, As a Man Thinketh, From Passion to Peace, The Heavenly Life, The Mastery of Destiny…By James Allen
Length29h 48m
About this audiobook
The Essential James Allen gathers nineteen works that map the architecture of Allen's moral psychology: thought as causative, character as cultivated, and circumstance as inwardly interpreted. Centered on the celebrated As a Man Thinketh yet extending through meditations on peace, prosperity, service, and spiritual discipline, the volume exemplifies late-Victorian aphoristic prose: lucid, sermonic, compressed, and insistently ethical. It belongs to the New Thought and practical-mystical traditions, while retaining affinities with Stoic self-command and Christian inwardness. James Allen (1864–1912), a British philosophical writer, wrote from personal discipline rather than academic abstraction. After early hardship and years of clerical work, he withdrew with his wife, Lily, to Ilfracombe, where he edited The Light of Reason and pursued a life of simplicity, contemplation, and moral instruction. His prose reflects this chosen austerity: he sought not novelty, but transformation through disciplined thinking. This edition is recommended for readers seeking the foundations of modern self-help in its most earnest and literary form. Scholars of motivational writing, spiritual ethics, and popular philosophy will find here a compact canon; general readers will encounter bracing counsel on responsibility, serenity, and purposeful living.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help
Length29 hrs 48 mins
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Publish dateMar 12, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
146Fifth Evening
2Introduction
147Sixth Morning
3Historical Context
148Sixth Evening
4Synopsis (Selection)
149Seventh Morning
5As a Man Thinketh
150Seventh Evening
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6Foreword
151Eighth Morning
7Thought and Character
152Eighth Evening
8Effect of Thought on Circumstances
153Ninth Morning
9Effect of Thought on Health and the Body
154Ninth Evening
10Thought and Purpose
155Tenth Morning
11The Thought-factor in Achievement
156Tenth Evening
12Visions and Ideals
157Eleventh Morning
13Serenity
158Eleventh Evening
14Out from the Heart (Sequel to "As a Man Thinketh")
159Twelfth Morning
15Foreword
160Twelfth Evening
161. The Heart and The Life
161Thirteenth Morning
172. The Nature and Power of Mind
162Thirteenth Evening
183. Formation of Habit
163Fourteenth Morning
194. Doing and Knowing
164Fourteenth Evening
205. First Steps in The Higher Life
165Fifteenth Morning
216. Mental Conditions and Their Effects
166Fifteenth Evening
227. Exhortation
167Sixteenth Morning
23From Poverty to Power (aka The Realization of Prosperity and Peace)
168Sixteenth Evening
24Foreword
169Seventeenth Morning
25The Path to Prosperity
170Seventeenth Evening
26Chapter 1: The Lesson of Evil
171Eighteenth Morning
27Chapter 2: The World a Reflex of Mental States
172Eighteenth Evening
28Chapter 3: The Way Out of Undesirable Conditions
173Nineteenth Morning
29Chapter 4: The Way Out of Undesirable Conditions
174Nineteenth Evening
30Chapter 5: The Secret of Health, Success and Power
175Twentieth Morning
31Chapter 6: The Secret of Abounding Happiness
176Twentieth Evening
32Chapter 7: The Realization of Prosperity
177Twenty-First Morning
33The Way of Peace
178Twenty-First Evening
34The Power of Meditation
179Twenty-Second Morning
35Star of Wisdom
180Twenty-Second Evening
36The Two Masters, Self and Truth
181Twenty-Third Morning
37The Acquirement of Spiritual Power
182Twenty-Third Evening
38The Realization of Selfless Love
183Twenty-Fourth Morning
39Entering into the Infinite
184Twenty-Fourth Evening
40Saints, Sages, and Saviors: The Law Of Service
185Twenty-Fifth Morning
41The Realization of Perfect Peace
186Twenty-Fifth Evening
42All These Things Added
187Twenty-Sixth Morning
43Foreword
188Twenty-Sixth Evening
44Entering the Kingdom
189Twenty-Seventh Morning
451. The Soul’s Great Need
190Twenty-Seventh Evening
462. The Competitive Laws and the Law of Love
191Twenty-Eighth Morning
473. The Finding of a Principle
192Twenty-Eighth Evening
484. At Rest in the Kingdom and All Things Added
193Twenty-Ninth Morning
49The Heavenly Life
194Twenty-Ninth Evening
501. The Divine Centre
195Thirtieth Morning
512. The Eternal Now
196Thirtieth Evening
523. The "Original Simplicity"
197Thirty-First Morning
534. The Unfailing Wisdom
198Thirty-First Evening
545. The Might Of Meekness
199The Mastery of Destiny
556. The Righteous Man
2001. Deeds, Character, and Destiny
567. Perfect Love
2012. The Science of Self-Control
578. Perfect Freedom
2023. Cause and Effect in Human Conduct
589. Greatness And Goodness
2034. Training of the Will
5910. Heaven In The Heart
2045. Thoroughness
60Through the Gate of Good (aka Christ and Conduct)
2056. Mind-Building and Life-Building
61Foreword
2067. Cultivation of Concentration
621. The Gate And The Way
2078. Practice of Meditation
632. The Law And The Prophets
2089. The Power of Purpose
643. The Yoke And The Burden
20910. The Joy of Accomplishment
654. The Word And The Doer
210Above Life’s Turmoil
665. The Vine And The Branches
211Foreword
676. Salvation This Day
2121. True Happiness
68Byways of Blessedness
2132. The Immortal Man
69Foreword
2143. The Overcoming of Self
701. Right Beginnings
2154. The Uses of Temptation
712. Small Tasks and Duties
2165. The Man of Integrity
723. Transcending Difficulties and Perplexities
2176. Discrimination
734. Burden-Dropping
2187. Belief, the Basis of Action
745. Hidden Sacrifices
2198. The Belief that Saves
756. Sympathy
2209. Thought and Action
767. Forgiveness
22110. Your Mental Attitude
778. Seeing No Evil
22211. Sowing and Reaping
789. Abiding Joy
22312. The Reign of Law
7910. Silentness
22413. The Supreme Justice
8011. Solitude
22514. The Use of Reason
8112. Standing Alone
22615. Self-Discipline
8213. Understanding the Simple Laws of Life
22716. Resolution
8314. Happy Endings
22817. The Glorious Conquest
84Poems of Peace
22918. Contentment in Activity
85Miscellaneous poems
23019. The Temple of Brotherhood
86Buddha
23120. Pleasant Pastures of Peace
87If men only understood
232From Passion to Peace
88Practice and perception
233Foreword
89Liberty
2341. Passion
90Long I sought thee
2352. Aspiration
91Reality
2363. Temptation
92To-morrow and to-day
2374. Transmutation
93Star of wisdom
2385. Transcendence
94Would you scale the highest heaven
2396. Beatitude
95To them that seek the highest good
2407. Peace
96One thing lacking
241Eight Pillars of Prosperity
97Yashas
242Preface
98The lowly way
2431. Eight pillars
99The music of the sea
2442. First pillar – Energy
100Love’s conquest
2453. Second pillar – Economy
101To my daughter Nora on her tenth birthday
2464. Third pillar – Integrity
102The inward purity
2475. Fourth pillar – System
103Self-sacrifice
2486. Fifth pillar – Sympathy
104I take refuge in truth
2497. Sixth pillar – Sincerity
105I, truth, am thy redeemer
2508. Seventh pillar – Impartiality
106The white robe
2519. Eighth pillar – Self-reliance
107The righteous man
25210. The temple of prosperity
108Choice
253Man: King of Mind, Body and Circumstance
109Truth triumphant
254Foreword
110O thou who would’st teach!
2551. The inner world of thoughts
111If thou would’st right the world
2562. The outer world of things
112What of the night?
2573. Habit: its slavery and its freedom
113Knowledge
2584. Bodily conditions
114The end of evil
2595. Poverty
115Man divine
2606. Man’s spiritual dominion
116Patience
2617. Conquest: not resignation
117Restored
262Light on Life’s Difficulties
118On releasing a captive bird
263Foreword
119Art thou in sorrow?
2641. The Light That Leads to Perfect Peace
120When I am pure
2652. Light on Facts and Hypotheses
121Immortality
2663. Light on the Law of Cause and Effect in Human Life
122Are you searching?
2674. Light on Values— Spiritual and Material
123Eolaus (A Lyrical Dramatic Poem)
2685. Light on the Sense of Proportion
124The Life Triumphant: Mastering the Heart and Mind
2696. Light on Adherence to Principle
125Foreword
2707. Light on the Sacrifice of the Self
1261. Faith and Courage
2718. Light on the Management of the Mind
1272. Manliness, Womanliness and Sincerity
2729. Light on Self-Control: The Door of Heaven
1283. Energy and Power
27310. Light on Acts and Their Consequences
1294. Self-Control and Happiness
27411. Light on the Way of Wisdom
1305. Simplicity and Freedom
27512. Light on Disposition
1316. Right Thinking and Repose
27613. Light on Individual Liberty
1327. Calmness and Resource
27714. Light on the Blessing and Dignity of Work
1338. Insight and Nobility
27815. Light on Good Manners and Refinement
1349. Man the Master
27916. Light on Diversities of Creeds
13510. Knowledge and Victory
28017. Light on Law and Miracle
136Morning and Evening Thoughts
28118. Light on War and Peace
137First Morning
28219. Light on the Brotherhood of Man
138First Evening
28320. Light on Life’s Sorrows
139Second Morning
28421. Light on Life’s Changes
140Second Evening
28522. Light on the Truth of Transitoriness
141Third Morning
28623. The Light That Never Goes Out
142Third Evening
287How Pain Leads to Knowledge and Power
143Fourth Morning
288Analysis
144Fourth Evening
289Reflection
145Fifth Morning
290Memorable Quotes
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