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Mill biography reveals religious struggle and early education
The article reviews an unpublished autobiography of John Stuart Mill, noting his deeply religious inner life and the shaping influence of his father. It details Mill’s intense early education in Greek and Latin, his harsh but disciplined upbringing, and his long career at the East India Company alongside prolific writings with Bentham and his wife’s pivotal influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mill
Afr. Mill
James Mill
British
India
Herodotus
Kenophon
Socrates
Diogenes Laertius
Lucian
Thocrates Ad Dominicum
Ad Nicolem
Plato
Mill
Robertson
Hume
Gibbon
Watson
Hooke
Rollin
Plutarch
Burnet
Annual Register
Ricardo, Grote
John Austin
Bentham
East India Company
Examiner of India
Government of India
Westminster Review
Mr. Bowring
Carlyle
Utilitarian Society
Examiner
Murray
Parker