In this work, we will look at the Victorian era and World Expositions as seen from the perspective of a mission at the end of the Edo period and during the Restoration Period. What was the reaction of our delegation when they left Japan, which had been closed to the rest of the world, and saw European mechanical civilization for the first time? In this book, you can learn about the Victorian era from a different perspective from ordinary British history.

Smiles' "Jishu-ron" had a tremendous impact on workers in England, and when translated into Japanese as "Seikoku Risshi Hen," it became a huge boom as the Bible of the Meiji era along with Fukuzawa Yukichi's "Gakumon no Susume" (Encouragement of Learning).

This book is a very important work for understanding the mentality of 19th century English Victorians.

This article looks at the contents of "The Theory of Self-Help" and the significance of "The Theory of Self-Help" in British society. The work is also important as a background against which Marx's "Theory of Capital" was born.