Born in 1864 in England, James Allen took his first job at fifteen to support his family.
While not widely known during his lifetime, Allen later came to be seen as a pioneer of.
Allen wrote nineteen books, including his spiritual journal, "The Light of Reason, "before he died at age forty-seven in 1912.
In 1903 he completed his best-known work: "As a Man Thinketh".
Allen worked as a factory knitter and later a private secretary before writing his first book, "From Poverty to Power", in 1901.
Born in 1864 in England, James Allen took his first job at fifteen to support his family