Leslie Stephen Books

Featuring insights from over 60 modern farmers and equipment makers, this book explores the resurgence of draft-animal power in agriculture. It highlights innovative practices and sustainable farming techniques that prioritize animal welfare and environmental stewardship. The contributors share their experiences and expertise, providing a rich tapestry of knowledge for those interested in integrating traditional methods into contemporary farming. This work serves as both a practical guide and an inspirational resource for farmers and enthusiasts alike.

Book by Bicknell, John W., Reger, Mark A., Stephen, Leslie

An intimate autobiography about the public and private life of Sir Leslie Stephen. It also discusses the influence he had on his daughters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. Includes introduction by Alan Bell. Illustrated and indexed. xxxiii, 118 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. small 8vo..

1979 University of Chicago Press. Edited with introduction by Noel Annan. 8vo., 297pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.

The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second, if at all. The history of philosophy is not an isolated domain governed by the unfolding of a timeless inner logic; rather it is an integral part of the history of humanity. "The English Utilitarians of whom I am about to give some account were a group of men who for three generations had a conspicuous influence upon English thought and political action. Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill were successively their leaders; and I shall speak of each in turn." Sir Leslie Stephen was the first serious critic of the novel, and he was also editor of the great Dictionary of National Biography from its beginning in 1882 until 1891. In 1859 he was ordained a minister. As a tutor at Cambridge his philosophical readings led him to skepticism, and later he relinquished his holy orders. He wrote several essays defending his agnostic position. Throughout his life Stephen was a prominent athlete and mountaineer. Virginia Woolf was the younger of his two daughters by his second wife. His first wife was Harriet Marian Thackeray, daughter of the novelist. This is volume three of a three volume set.