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Autobiography by John Stuart Mill — WisdomDeck honest review
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Autobiography

by John Stuart Mill

Mill's education by his father, Greek at three, the mental crisis at twenty, recovery through Wordsworth, and Harriet Taylor. A life of the mind, honestly told.

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