Autobiography (Thrift Editions)

British economist | ethical theorist | and civil servant John Stuart Mill (1806–73) was one of the most influential English-language philosophers during the Victorian era. His Autobiography | published posthumously in 1873 | recounts his rigorous tutelage under a domineering father | his mental health crisis at age twenty | and his struggle to regain joy amid self-reflection and a reassessment of theories he once believed to be true. A prolific thinker and writer | his insights have remained relevant in the century and a half since he published his most important works | including Principles of Political Economy | On Liberty | Utilitarianism | and The Subjection of Women.