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For the first time, these two masterpieces attributed to the legendary Jesse Livermore are paired together in a single volume, enhanced by a fresh foreword from Juliette Rogers. Both works offer captivating glimpses into Livermore’s life, his era, and the secrets to his remarkable success. They stand as timeless classics, essential reading for anyone venturing into the world of financial speculation.
Penned in the early 1920s, during Livermore’s rise to unprecedented wealth, these books capture a fascinating snapshot of a post-World War I America. The nation was emerging from the shadows of war, blossoming into a peacetime juggernaut. The public was enthralled by new inventions like cars, telephones, radios, and movies, and equally fascinated by the lives of the rich and famous, including Wall Street wizards like Jesse Livermore.
The first book, “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator” by Edwin Lefèvre, offers a unique perspective while further mystifying the Livermore legend. “Reminiscences” presents the life of a fictional speculator named Larry Livingston, whose experiences remarkably mirror those of Livermore. Lefèvre, a seasoned financial journalist and author, delivered the tantalizing peek into Wall Street’s elite that readers craved. Despite authoring eight other books, none rivaled the success of “Reminiscences,” a classic that has been continuously in print since 1923 and translated into numerous languages. Even the famously reserved former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, praised it as “a font of investing wisdom.”
The book has sparked intrigue over the years, as many readers have speculated that Livermore, not Lefèvre, was the true author. The two men had a longstanding relationship and may have exchanged valuable information. A 1967 biography suggests that Livermore, shortly before his death, admitted to writing “Reminiscences” under Lefèvre’s guidance, who acted as his “