8 . ▁ ▁His ▁Am alg am ated ▁Press ▁employed ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁Arthur ▁Me e ▁and ▁John ▁Hamm erton , ▁and ▁its ▁subs idi ary , ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Book ▁Company , ▁published ▁The ▁Har ms worth ▁Self - E du c ator , ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Encyclop ædia , ▁and ▁Har ms worth ' s ▁Universal ▁Encyc lo pa edia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁success ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Chap el iz od , ▁County ▁Dublin , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Alfred ▁and ▁Ger ald ine ▁Har ms worth , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St am ford ▁School ▁in ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England , ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁at ▁Hen ley ▁House ▁School ▁in ▁Kil burn , ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁A ▁master ▁at ▁Hen ley ▁House ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁prove ▁important ▁to ▁his ▁future ▁was ▁J . ▁V . ▁Mil ne , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁A . ▁A . ▁Mil ne , ▁who ▁according ▁to ▁H . ▁G . ▁Well s ▁was ▁at ▁school ▁with ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁school ▁magazine . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁he ▁first ▁visited ▁the ▁S ylvan ▁Deb ating ▁Club , ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Tre as urer . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁journalist , ▁he ▁initi ated ▁his ▁first ▁newspaper , ▁An swers ▁( original ▁title : ▁An swers ▁to ▁Cor respond ents