Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 51 Russell, George William Erskine 1853 1919 Russell, G. W. E. (George William Erskine) Russell, George W. E. Sydney Smith Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Robert Connal and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously provided by the Million Books Project "Sydney Smith" by George William Erskine Russell is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book seeks to explore the life and contributions of Sydney Smith, a prominent English clergyman, essayist, and social reformer, renowned for his advocacy on issues of education and civil rights. It highlights Smith's perspectives on various societal matters, his humorous criticisms, and his enduring legacy in the realm of literature and politics. At the start of the book, the author introduces Smith's early life, including his family background, education, and formative years at Winchester College and Oxford University. The narrative provides insight into Smith's character, particularly his wit and criticism of the institutional education system. It sets the stage for understanding his later contributions, including his role in founding the "Edinburgh Review", and his famous "Peter Plymley's Letters", where he passionately argues for Catholic emancipation and critiques the unjust treatment of the Irish. Through engaging anecdotes and witty observations, Russell paints a vivid portrait of Sydney Smith, preparing the reader for a deeper exploration of his public life and works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845 Clergy -- England -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 547308 547094 2024-10-06T05:46:07.436729 2023-10-06T07:27:29.947227 text/html text/html 547301 547087 2024-10-06T05:46:07.727746 2023-10-06T07:27:30.149221 text/html text/html 285664 2024-10-06T05:46:17.116686 application/epub+zip 291610 2024-10-06T05:46:10.807699 application/epub+zip 281901 2024-10-06T05:46:09.513721 application/epub+zip 479496 2024-10-06T05:46:21.973644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457182 2024-10-06T05:46:16.268702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423182 2022-09-06T23:40:00.544795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491349 491210 2024-10-06T05:46:06.984718 2023-10-06T07:27:29.630248 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 490940 2020-12-15T08:44:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194364 2020-12-15T08:44:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 490960 2020-12-15T08:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194275 2020-12-15T08:44:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21593 2024-10-06T05:46:22.103643 application/rdf+xml 12423 2024-10-06T05:46:10.052710 image/jpeg 3234 2024-10-06T05:46:09.780718 image/jpeg 280226 2024-10-06T05:46:07.772725 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