Project Gutenberg 2005-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 408 Rae, John 1845 1915 Life of Adam Smith Produced by Robert Connal, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Life of Adam Smith" by John Rae is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the life and experiences of Adam Smith, one of the most influential economists and philosophers, detailing his upbringing, education, and early professional life. The narrative aims to create a comprehensive view of Smith’s contributions and his environment, highlighting the events and relationships that shaped his famous works. The opening of the text presents a preface discussing the existing literature on Adam Smith, specifically mentioning Dugald Stewart’s early memoir and how it served as a foundation for understanding Smith’s life. The author introduces major influences in Smith’s early life, who fostered his academic prowess, including his parents and mentors. Furthermore, the text lays out the pivotal moments of Smith’s early education in Kirkcaldy and Glasgow College, emphasizing how these experiences began to shape his intellectual foundation and later contributions to economic theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography HB Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Economics Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Economics 1158149 2025-06-07T11:22:21.101869 text/html 1155192 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 391590 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 484465 2025-06-07T11:22:40.903784 application/epub+zip 496246 2025-06-07T11:22:25.591843 application/epub+zip 496246 2025-06-07T11:22:23.028925 application/epub+zip 927151 2025-06-07T11:22:51.455733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 812881 2025-06-07T11:22:38.683818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790555 2022-09-08T09:43:37.407312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 963051 2025-06-07T11:22:18.609919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 962569 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 359171 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 962583 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358829 2020-12-13T07:10:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20404 2025-06-07T11:22:51.648766 application/rdf+xml 12417 2025-06-07T11:22:23.906870 image/jpeg 3323 2025-06-07T11:22:23.558858 image/jpeg 454175 2025-06-07T11:22:21.188853 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia