ARNOLD BENNETT

Author of "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day"
"The Old Wives' Tale," etc.

GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1911
By George H. Doran Company


CONTENTS

Page
I.[Mental Efficiency]7
The Appeal[7]
The Replies[13]
The Cure[19]
Mental Calisthenics[24]
II.[Expressing One's Individuality][32]
III.[Breaking with the Past][39]
IV.[Settling Down in Life][45]
V.[Marriage]53
The Duty of It[53]
The Adventure of It[59]
The Two Ways of It[65]
VI.[Books]72
The Physical Side[72]
The Philosophy of Book Buying[78]
VII.[Success]84
Candid Remarks[84]
The Successful and the Unsuccessful[91]
The Inwardness of Success[97]
VIII.[The Petty Artificialities][104]
IX.[The Secret of Content][112]