Byways of Blessedness (Pause Your Life CLASSICS - VOL. I) - Softcover

Allen, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989139921 ISBN 13: 9780989139922

Publisher: Goal Ability, LLC, 2015

Synopsis

Along the highways of Burma there is placed, at regular distances away from the dust of the road, and under the cool shade of a group of trees, a small wooden building called a “rest-house”, where the weary traveller may rest a while, and allay his thirst and assuage his hunger and fatigue by partaking of the food and water which the kindly inhabitants place there as a religious duty. Along the great highway of life there are such resting places; away from the heat of passion and the dust of disappointment, under the cool and refreshing shade of lowly Wisdom, are the humble, unimposing “rest-houses” of peace, and the little, almost unnoticed, byways of blessedness, where alone the weary and footsore can find strength and healing. FultonClassics.com

About this title

About the Author

James Allen was born on 28th November 1864 in Leicester, England. He was a philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry. At the age of 15 his father, a businessman, was robbed and murdered so he had to leave school to work full-time in several British manufacturing firms to help support the family. At the age of 38 he retired from employment to become a full time writer. Allen - together with his wife Lily and their daughter, Nohra - moved to a small cottage in Ilfracombe, Devon, England to pursue a simple life of contemplation. There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works. He also edited and published a magazine, "The Light of Reason". His most famous book, As a Man Thinketh, is now considered an all time classic self-help book. Its underlying message is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person. Allen died in 1912 at the age of 47.

From the Back Cover

Silence and solitude, sympathy and forgiveness. These great blessings of life so often elude us. Here, in this stirring book by one of the most popular writers in the fields of inspiration and spirituality at the turn of the 20th century, James Allen soothes our path toward comfort and ease, showing us the simple but frequently overlooked road to joy and peace of mind.

From the keys to transcending the difficulties we encounter to the not-so-secret laws of living well that we sometimes forget, these are calming reminders that the keys to happiness are within us all.

Edition details

• Publisher: Goal Ability, LLC
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989139921
• ISBN 13: 9780989139922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150