Hidden Treasures: or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by H. A. Lewis. This book is a practical guide on how to succeed, with biographical information on many successful historical figures, and lessons that any person can follow to succeed in life. "Not Failure, but low aim is crime." says the author. Many of the people in this book began life poor and in obscurity, but rose to become the wealthiest people on earth. There are figures from banking, politics, and inventors, and others who succeeded because they followed principles that worked.

Lewis writes about these peoples' lives and details the principles by which they achieved success. Bibiographical note: originally published by CLEVELAND, OHIO: MOSES, LEWIS & CO.