The Life of John Stuart Mill

Brilliant biography of John Stuart Mill, tracing his life from a precocious childhood through a legendary career. Although the book provides a masterly analysis of Mill's chief writings, it is with Mill the human being that the book is mainly concerned. The influence of his father and Jeremy Bentham, his friendship and then enmity with Thomas Carlyle, his years as an ardent revolutionary before the Reform Bill, his championship of women's suffrage, and his long relationship with Harriet Taylor are all fleshed out. With Preface by Prof. Friedrich Hayek. 567 pages with index.