Poems of Peace, including the lyrical-dramatic poem Eolaus
(1907)
by James Allen
James Allen is the author of the best selling As a Man Thinketh, one of the best selling self help books of all times. His prose is well known and has inspired millions of people through the years. Less known, though no less inspiring, are his poems. Collected here are thirty six of his finest works.
About the Author
James Allen
(1864-1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his
inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of self-help movement.
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. Born in Leicester, England, into a
working class family, Allen was the eldest of two brothers. At age
fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced
to leave school and find work. For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a
private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms.
In 1893, Allen moved to London where he met Lily Louisa Oram who he then
wed in 1895. In 1898, Allen found an occupation in which he could
showcase his spiritual and social interests as a writer for the magazine
The Herald of the Golden Age. At this time, Allen entered a creative
period where he then published his first book of many books, From
Poverty to Power (1901). In 1902, Allen began to publish his own
spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch. In
1903, Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh.
Loosely based on the biblical proverb, "As a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he," the small work eventually became read around the world and
brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern
inspirational thought. The book's minor audience allowed Allen to quit
his secretarial work and pursue his writing and editing career. In 1903,
the Allen family retired to the town of Ilfracombe where Allen would
spend the rest of his life. Continuing to publish the Epoch, Allen
produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912. There he
wrote for nine years, producing 19 works.
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