Boys Who Became Famous Men : Stories of the Childhood of Poets, Artists, and Musicians

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skinner, Harriet Pearl

Contributor:

Gallagher, Sears, 1869-1955

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Boys Who Became Famous Men" by Harriet Pearl Skinner is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. This charming compilation recounts the childhood tales of well-known figures such as poets, artists, and musicians, illustrating how their early experiences shaped their futures. Each chapter focuses on a different character, including the painter Giotto and the composer Bach, offering readers a glimpse into their formative years and the moments that sparked their creative brilliance. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the story of Giotto, a young shepherd boy in the Apennines, who dreams of becoming a great artist. While tending to his father's sheep, he discovers his talent for drawing when he sketches a sheep named Beni on a flat stone. His spontaneous determination catches the attention of Cimabue, a renowned painter who invites Giotto to Florence to study art. This enchanting beginning sets the stage for the themes of aspiration and mentorship that permeate the stories, showcasing how the seeds of greatness are often planted in humble beginnings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Beni's keeper: Giotto

The victor: Bach

"The little boy at Aberdeen": Byron

"Tom Pear-Tree's portrait": Gainsborough

Georg's champion: Händel

Six hundred plus one: Coleridge

The lion that helped: Canova

Frédéric of Warsaw: Chopin.

Credits:

Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2017-08-13