Classic English Literature Notes

The Conquest of Happiness By B.Russell

Table of Contents 

 Preface 

I. What Makes People Unhappy? 

II. Byronic Unhappiness 

III. Competition 

IV. Boredom and Excitement 

V. Fatigue 

VI. Envy 

VII. The Sense of Sin 

VIII. Persecution Mania 

IX. Fear of Public Opinion 

X. Is Happiness Still Possible? 

XI. Zest 

XII. Affection

XIII. The Family 

XIV. Work 

XV. Impersonal Interests 

XVI. Effort and Resignation 

XVII. The Happy Man