Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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. Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders "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.) en Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 679103 674395 2024-10-05T16:01:17.287198 2023-10-06T03:59:03.949143 text/html text/html 674088 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 264118 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375877 2024-10-05T16:01:28.662134 application/epub+zip 379241 2024-10-05T16:01:21.330162 application/epub+zip 349846 2024-10-05T16:01:19.808224 application/epub+zip 730605 2024-10-05T16:01:34.624159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695501 2024-10-05T16:01:27.582157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635901 2022-09-06T18:35:54.359636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657419 657366 2024-10-05T16:01:16.331248 2023-10-06T03:59:03.158115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 658622 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 260770 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 658647 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260604 2020-12-14T16:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23148 2024-10-05T16:01:34.766104 application/rdf+xml 23691 2024-10-05T16:01:20.389169 image/jpeg 4814 2024-10-05T16:01:20.105185 image/jpeg 360976 2024-10-05T16:01:17.347214 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia