Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 : Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13" by Elbert Hubbard is a collection of biographical sketches that explores the lives of renowned lovers throughout history, likely written in the early 20th century. The volume includes stories about notable couples such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Osbourne, as well as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, highlighting both their romantic relationships and their impacts on literature and society. The opening of the volume begins with a focus on Robert Louis Stevenson and his love for Fanny Osbourne, detailing their early lives, their artistic endeavors, and their eventual union. It paints a picture of Stevenson as a whimsical and intriguing character, full of vigor and creativity, but also marked by frailty and dependency on his family. As their relationship develops, we see Stevenson's determination to be with Osbourne despite social obstacles and personal challenges, culminating in his decision to travel to America for her, driven by love and a sense of purpose that had previously eluded him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Osbourne

Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood

William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft

Dante and Beatrice

John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor

Parnell and Kitty O'Shea

Petrarch and Laura

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall

Balzac and Madame Hanska

Fenelon and Madam Guyon

Ferdinand Lassalie and Helene von Donniges

Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton.

Credits:

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Annie McGuire and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2007-11-12