James Allen was a British philosophical writer and poet and a pioneer of the selfhelp movement. At the turn of the 20th century he was one of the most popular writers on spirituality his many books comforting millions of readers with their simple unpretentious wisdom about living a joyful life. THE unceasing change the insecurity and the misery of life make it necessary to find some basis of certainty on which to rest if happiness and peace of mind are to be maintained. All science philosophy a