Project Gutenberg 2008-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 76 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis) 1870 1942 Horne, Charles Francis Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sigal Alon, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2" by Charles F. Horne is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume is part of a series that features pen and pencil sketches detailing the lives of over 200 prominent historical figures. The book encompasses a variety of influential characters, highlighting their achievements and contributions to history, from military generals like Frederick the Great and Charles XII of Sweden to political figures. The opening of this volume introduces the reader to several notable historical figures, beginning with Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, and Charles XII of Sweden. Turenne's biography emphasizes his rise through the ranks in the French military, detailing his skills, honor, and leadership during significant campaigns, while also showcasing the complexities of his character amidst the turbulent times of civil wars. Charles XII's entry captures his spirited military endeavors against larger adversaries and highlights moments of both brilliance and misfortune, setting the stage for a richer exploration of historical narratives in the following sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 718906 717002 2024-10-11T10:02:37.338904 2023-09-12T03:35:03.263939 text/html text/html 713019 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2446192 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2574064 2024-10-11T10:02:49.748857 application/epub+zip 2585157 2024-10-11T10:02:41.615872 application/epub+zip 349624 2024-10-11T10:02:39.902885 application/epub+zip 2843937 2024-10-11T10:02:55.776790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2802360 2024-10-11T10:02:48.480826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580480 2022-09-12T09:28:22.255441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668417 668188 2024-10-11T10:02:36.038905 2023-09-12T03:35:02.228917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 668211 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255870 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 668250 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255735 2021-01-04T00:56:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21434 2024-10-11T10:02:55.922793 application/rdf+xml 15905 2024-10-11T10:02:40.505867 image/jpeg 3855 2024-10-11T10:02:40.197869 image/jpeg 2540144 2024-10-11T10:02:37.545889 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