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James Allen (author)
British philosophical writer (1864–1912)
James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement.
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His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.
Background
Born in Leicester, England, into a working-class family, Allen was the elder of two brothers.
His mother could neither read nor write.
James allen wiki jewelryHis father, William, was a factory knitter. In 1879, following a downturn in the textile trade of central England, Allen's father travelled alone to America to find work and establish a new home for the family. Within two days of arriving his father was pronounced dead at New York City Hospital, believed to be a case of robbery and murder.
At age fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced to leave scho