
John Rae
John Rae was a Scottish journalist and biographer. The long-time editor of The Contemporary Review, and contributor to The British Quarterly Review, he became famous for his 1895 biography of Adam Smith, Life of Adam Smith, which replaced the Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith of 1811, by Dugald Stewart, as the standard Smith reference.
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Contemporary Socialism
Witness the explosive shift of socialism from a hopeful dream to a political force demanding immediate power and justice, forever changing the course of Europe.
By John Rae

Life of Adam Smith
Discover the events and relationships that transformed a young scholar into the father of economics.
By John Rae