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James Allen Research Paper

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William Allen, James Allen’s father set off for America to find a job and sent his family his income (An Unrewarded Genius). Then things took a brutal twist as William was robbed and eventually murdered before he could even settle down. In result of this, James Allen had to drop out of all schooling at an age of fifteen to help support his family (An Unrewarded Genius). He worked three short years until he decided to devote his life to literature (Plantinga). Before his literary career was cut short due to death, he wrote nineteen books within a nine year period. His most known quote was and still is “If your real desire is to do good, there is no need to wait for money before you do it,” which is how he lived his own life. As stated in

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