This collection consists of a series of magazine articles Hill wrote between 1919 and 1923 for "Success" magazine, of which he eventually become an editor.
Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings consists of a series of magazine articles Napoleon Hill wrote between 1919 and1923 for Success Magazine, of which he eventually become an editor. Hill's obsession with achieving material success had led him from poverty stricken Appalachian Mountains with the desire to study successful people. These articles focus on Hill's philosophy of success, drawing on the thoughts and experience of a multitude of rags-to-riches tycoons, showing readers how these successful people achieved such status. Many of his writings such as the chapter on Law of Attraction, written in the March 1919 issue, have recently basis of several bestselling books. Readers will discover principles that will assure their success if studied and put into action. Chapters include:

• Lesson #1: Your Social and Physical Heredity--Hills Golden Rule (May 1920)
• Lesson #2: Auto Suggestion--Napoleon Hill's Magazine (July 1921)
• Lesson #3: Suggestion (Applied Salesmanship)--Napoleon Hill's Magazine (August 1921)
• Lesson #4: The Law of Retaliation--Hill's Golden Rule (March 1919)
• Lesson #5: The Power of Your Mind (Little Odd Visits with Your Editor)--Hill's Golden Rule (October 1919)
• Lesson #6: How to Build Self-Confidence--Napoleon Hill's Magazine (June 1921)
• Lesson #7: Environment and Habit--Hill's Golden Rule (April 1919)
• Lesson #8: How to Remember--Hill's Golden Rule (May-June 1919)
• Lesson #9: How Marc Antony Used Suggestion in Winning the Roman Mob--Hill's Golden Rule (July 1919)
• Lesson #10: Persuasion vs. Force--Hill's Golden Rule (September 1919)
• Lesson #11: The Law of Compensation--Napoleon Hill's Magazine (April 1921)
• Lesson #12: The Golden Rule as a Pass Key to All Achievement--Napoleon Hill's Magazine (June 1921)