John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand

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Atlantic Books, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 615 pages
John Stuart Mill was the 'Saint of Rationalism' according to William Gladstone. But in this biography, Richard Reeves reveals Mill as a passionate man of action, a philosopher, radical MP and reformer who profoundly shaped Victorian society and continues to illuminate our own.

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An Unusual and Remarkable Education 180620 II
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A Man Among Men 18206
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Strange Confusion 182630
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Richard Reeves is a leading social and political commentator, writing regularly for the "Guardian," " New Statesman," " Observer, "and "Prospect." He is a former Columnist of the Year and Young Financial Journalist of the Year and has held research fellowships at the Institute for Public Policy Research and the University of London.

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