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Stories from Life: Character, Perseverance, and Purpose for Young Readers
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515438038
Publisher: Sublime Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A collection of instructive narratives drawn from real and exemplary lives, intended to cultivate character, discipline, and purpose in young readers.
In Stories from Life, Orison Swett Marden presents a series of accounts designed to illustrate the development of perseverance, integrity, and self-reliance. Drawing upon historical figures and lived experience, the volume offers examples of individuals who overcame difficulty through determination and clarity of purpose. The emphasis throughout is on the formation of character as the foundation for achievement.
Written in the early twentieth century, the work reflects a broader tradition of moral and educational literature directed toward younger audiences. Marden's approach is practical and direct, presenting each narrative as an occasion for reflection rather than abstract instruction. The book forms part of his wider body of writing concerned with success, personal growth, and the disciplined shaping of the individual life.
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