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Autobiography (Ch. I), by John Stuart Mill

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06/24/2021

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John Stuart Mill – one of the greatest intellects in England – tells how his father educated him. At the early age of three years he began the study of Greek, and at twelve started writing a book of his own. (Volume 25, Harvard Classics) James Mill, father of John Stuart Mill, died June 23, 1836.

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