Self-Help Assistant

Answers questions on James Allen's As a Man Thinketh, on how thought shapes character, circumstance, health and purpose, quoting the 1903 text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the section.

Answers questions on Thoreau's Walden, two years of simple living by Walden Pond, quoting the 1854 text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Emily Post's 1922 Etiquette: introductions, dinners, letters, weddings and everyday manners, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Epictetus's Enchiridion, the Stoic handbook on what is and is not in our control, quoting a public-domain English translation from Project Gutenberg and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Orison Swett Marden's Pushing to the Front: opportunity, perseverance, the value of time and character in a career, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Gertrude Jekyll's Wood and Garden: colour in the flower border, woodland planting and the garden through the year, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the month.

Answers questions on Edward Morse's Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings: construction, tatami, interiors, gardens and household details, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Edward Johnston's Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering: broad-pen tools, cutting quills, letter forms and page layout, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.