The Research Magnificent
by H. G. Wells
This 1915 novel disguises itself as a biography of the fictional William Porfiry Benham, prepared by friends after his death. From a young age, Benham resolutely fixed his views on the ideas of expressing a noble quality in every thought and action of his life, forcibly healing himself from fear and other despicable qualities. The New York Times praised the book as full of "clever wording and encouraging ideas."
