Wallace D. Wattles

Biography

Wallace Delois Wattles was an American New Thought writer.
Little is known about his life. Wattles was born in the USA shortly after the civil war (1860) and experienced much failure in his earlier years.
According to the 1880 US Federal Census, Wallace lived with his parents on a farm in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois, and worked as a farm laborer. His father is listed as a gardener and his mother as "keeping house". Wallace is listed as being born in Illinois while his parents are listed as born in New York. No other siblings are recorded as living with the family.
According to the 1910 census, Wattles was married to Abbie Bryant, 47. They had three children: Florence Wattles, 22, Russell H. Wattles, 27, and Agnes Wattles, 16.
Later in his life he took to studying the various religious beliefs and philosophies of the world including those of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Schopenhauer, Hegel, Swedenborg, Emerson, and others.
It was through his tireless study and experimentation that he discovered the truth of New Thought principles and put them into practice in his own life. He began to write books outlining these principles. He practiced the technique of creative visualisation and as his daughter Florence relates, "He wrote almost constantly. It was then that he formed his mental picture. He saw himself as a successful writer, a personality of power, an advancing man, and he began to work toward the realization of this vision. He lived every page ... His life was truly the powerful life."
Elizabeth Towne, in her magazine "Nautilus", published the articles of Wallace D. Wattles in almost every issue in the early 1900's and until his untimely death in 1911.
Wattles' best known book, The Science of Getting Rich is a clear-cut and practical guide, with a mental and spiritual approach on how to become rich.
As a practical author, always Wattles encouraged his readers to test his theories on themselves rather than take his word as an authority, and he claimed to have tested his methods on himself and others before publishing them.
His daughet Florence wrote: "he made lots of money, and had good health, except for his extreme frailty" in the last three years before his death.
Wattles died on February 7, 1911, in Ruskin, Tennessee, and his body was transported home for burial to Elwood, Indiana. As a sign of respect, businesses closed throughout the town for two hours on the afternoon of his funeral.
His death at age 51 was regarded as "untimely" by his daughter;
Wattles' best known work is 1910 book called "The Science of Getting Rich". His bibliography also include "Health Through New Thought and Fasting", "The Science of Being Great", "The Science of Being Well", and a novel, Hellfire Harrison.

Books

La Ciencia de Hacerse Rico
Price: $8.00 USD. Words: 22,400. Language: Spanish. Published: July 26, 2023 and represented by Ebooks World Editor. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Personal success, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success
En el libro "La Ciencia de Hacerse Rico", el autor Wallace D. Wattles revela el secreto de la riqueza y muestra cómo lograr el éxito y la prosperidad. Existen ciertas leyes que rigen el proceso de adquisición de riqueza. Una vez que cualquiera aprenda y obedezca estas leyes, la persona comenzará a enriquecerse con precisión matemática.
The Science of Being Great
Price: $7.50 USD. Words: 22,660. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2022 and represented by Ebooks World Editor. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Body, mind, & spirit » Inspiration & personal growth, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success
In "The Science of Being Great" the author selects the rules of real power and personal achievement. Meant to be used in conjunction with Wattles' other classic (The Sceince of Getting Rich) this book is a summary of the wisdom that the author culled after studying the philosophy of the world's religious leaders and great philosophers.
La scienza del diventare ricchi
Price: $8.00 USD. Words: 22,330. Language: Italian. Published: September 2, 2022 and represented by Ebooks World Editor. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Body, mind, & spirit » Inspiration & personal growth
Non c’è nulla di sbagliato nel voler essere ricchi. Il desiderio di ricchezza è in realtà, il desiderio di una vita ricca, piena e all’insegna dell’abbondanza, e si tratta di un desiderio encomiabile. Sono tre i motivi per cui viviamo: viviamo per il corpo, viviamo per la mente e viviamo per l’anima.viviamo per la mente e viviamo per l’anima.
The Science of Being Well
Price: $7.50 USD. Words: 24,080. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2022 and represented by Ebooks World Editor. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation & inspiration, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success
From the author of The Science of Getting Rich comes this valuable examination of what it takes to maintain personal health. Originally published in 1910, The Science of Being Well details the many habits one must develop for continued well-being.
The Science of Getting Rich
Price: $7.50 USD. Words: 22,880. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2022 and represented by Ebooks World Editor. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Management science, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General
The Science of Getting Rich is a classic, written by Wallace D. Wattles, and published in 1910. As that book is intended solely for those who want money, so this is for those who want health, and who want a practical guide and handbook, not a philosophical treatise.