Life of Adam Smith

A useful late-19th century biography of Adam Smith which was based upon research undertaken at the University of Glasgow, the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (the Hume Correspondence), and the University of Edinburgh.

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Life of Adam Smith (London: Macmillan, 1895).

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A century later, Martineau popularized Smith’s economic ideas through fiction, helping make The Wealth of Nations accessible to a broader audience.

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