This volume contains a charming guide to happiness by early feminist author Harriet Spofford. Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835 - 1921) was an American writer famous for her novels, poems and detective fiction. Other notable works by this author include: "e;Azarian: An Episode"e; (1864), "e;New England Legends"e; (1871), and "e;The Thief in the Night"e; (1872). Contents include: "e;The Use of the Present"e;, "e;On a Texas Prairie"e;, "e;A Mirage"e;, "e;The Present Time"e;, "e;The Uses of This World"e;, "e;Advancing Years"e;, "e;Looking Backward"e;, "e;Disenchantment"e;, "e;Illusions"e;, "e;Idle Regrets"e;, "e;Going Over Dry Shod"e;, "e;Perpetual Hope"e;, "e;An Ideal World"e;, "e;A Child's Discovery"e;, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.