The World's Greatest Books - Volume 09 - Lives and Letters

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943

Contributor:

Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander), 1871-1949.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The World's Greatest Books - Volume 09 - Lives and Letters" by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton is a historical collection of notable literary works and autobiographical accounts compiled during the early 20th century. This volume specifically focuses on a subset of influential figures in literature, philosophy, and correspondence such as Abélard and Heloise, Saint Augustine, and James Boswell, presenting their profound reflections on love, life, and personal struggles. The opening of this compilation introduces the poignant love story of Abélard and Heloise through their letters, revealing the depths of their emotional bond and the tragedies they endured. Heloise grapples with memories of their passionate past while Abélard responds with a sense of guilt and longing, both characters trapped in a complex web of love, societal norms, and personal vows. Their correspondence not only highlights the personal turmoil they experienced but illustrates themes of devotion, sacrifice, and the inexorable pull of memory. Following this, the book also includes a biographical entry for Saint Augustine, who reflects on his spiritual journey and struggles with morality, providing insights into the human condition and the search for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Abélard And Héloïse: Love-letters

H.F. Amiel: Fragments of an intimate diary

Saint Augustine: Confessions

James Boswell: Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Sir David Brewster: Life of Sir Isaac Newton

John Bunyan: Grace abounding

Alexander Carlyle: Autobiography

Thomas Carlyle: Letters and speeches of Oliver Cromwell. Life of Schiller

Benvenuto Cellini: Autobiography

François René de Chateaubriand: Memoirs from beyond the grave

Earl of Chesterfield: Letters to his son

Marcus Tullius Cicero: Letters

Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Biographia literaria

William Cowper: Letters

Thomas De Quincey: Confessions of an English opium-eater

Alexandre Dumas: Memoirs

John Evelyn: Diary

John Forster: Life of Goldsmith

George Fox: Journal

Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography

Mrs. Gaskell: The life of Charlotte Brontë

Edward Gibbon: Memoirs

J.W. von Goethe: Letters to Zelter. Poetry and truth. Conversations with Eckermann

Thomas Gray: Letters

Antony Hamilton: Memoirs of the Count de Grammont

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Our old home.

Credits:

Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Notes:

Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2004-04-01