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Christopher Clausen, "How to Join the Middle Classes with the Help of Dr. Smiles and Mrs. Beeton", American Scholar, 62 (1993), pp. 403–18. trực tuyến
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RJ Morris, "Samuel Smiles and the Genesis of 'Self-Help'", Historical Journal, 24 (1981), pp. 89–109. trực tuyến
Jeffrey Richards, "Spreading the Gospel of Self-Help: G. A. Henty and Samuel Smiles", Journal of Popular Culture, 16 (1982), pp. 52–65.
Tim Travers, "Samuel Smiles and the Origins of 'Self-Help': Reform and the New Enlightenment", Albion, 9 (1977), pp. 161–87. trực tuyến
Tim Travers, "Samuel Smiles and the Pursuit of Success in Victorian Britain," Canadian Historical Association Historical Papers (1971) trang 154–168.
Alexander Tyrrell, "Class Consciousness in Early Victorian Britain: Samuel Smiles, Leeds Politics, and the Self-Help Creed." Journal of British Studies 9.2 (1970): 102-125. trực tuyến
