Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts) Wells

Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts) Wells
Samuel Roberts Wells was an American phrenologist and author, active in the mid-19th century. He was best known for his works on phrenology, a pseudoscience focused on studying the shape of the skull to determine mental traits. Among his notable books are "How to Read Character" and "New Physiognomy." Wells was a key figure in promoting phrenology through his writings and lectures, and he also ran a successful publishing business specializing in self-help and scientific literature.

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PREFACE. his is an honest and earnest little book, if it has no other merit; and has been prepared expressly for the use of the young people of our great Republic, whom it is designed to aid in becoming, what we are convinced they all desire to be, true American ladies and gentlemen. Desiring to make our readers something better than mere imitators of foreign manners, often based on social conditions... more...