author
J. L. (James Lawrence) Nichols
d. 1895
A self-made writer and publisher, he turned practical advice into bestselling books for late-19th-century readers. His work ranged from health and household manuals to guides on business and citizenship.
2 Audiobooks
Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
by B. G. (Benjamin Grant) Jefferis, J. L. (James Lawrence) Nichols
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage
by B. G. (Benjamin Grant) Jefferis, J. L. (James Lawrence) Nichols
About the author
Born in Coburg, Germany, in 1851, James Lawrence Nichols came to the United States as a child and was orphaned soon afterward. According to the Max Kade Institute, he educated himself well enough to teach school by the age of nineteen, an early sign of the ambition and self-discipline that shaped his career.
Nichols became known as a publisher and author of practical, wide-reaching books, including Search Lights on Health, The Household Guide, and The Business Guide; or, Safe Methods of Business. His books were aimed at everyday readers and focused on useful subjects such as health, domestic life, and personal success.
He died in 1895, but his name remained closely tied to the popular advisory books that carried it into the early twentieth century. Remembered as an energetic compiler of information and a successful book entrepreneur, he reflects a period when household manuals and self-improvement volumes were a major part of American reading life.