About John C. Cairns John C. Cairns is a professor emeritus of history, Victoria College, University of Toronto. He is author of The Improvement of Mankind: The Social and Political Thought of J.S. Mill and is General Editor of the Collected Works. Books by John C. Cairns Essays on French History and Historians Volume XX by (author) John Stuart Mill edited by John Robson introduction by John C. Cairns Essays on French History and Historians Volume XX by (author) John Stuart Mill edited by John Robson introduction by John C. Cairns