Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) was one of the most influential economists of his generation. His book, Principles of Political Economy (1890) brought together the theories of supply and demand, marginal utility and the costs of production[?] into a coherent whole. It was the dominant textbook in England for a long period.
... John Wesley and John Newton put
it among the works that influenced them at their
conversion. General Gordon carried it with him
to the battlefield.
Few books ...