Project Gutenberg 2009-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 153 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis) 1870 1942 Horne, Charles Francis Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sigal Alon, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5" by Charles F. Horne is a historical collection of pen and pencil sketches that explores the lives of more than 200 significant figures throughout history. Written in the late 19th century, this volume aims to illuminate the stories and achievements of various iconic personalities, ranging from mythical heroes to historical champions, blending mythology with actual historical accounts. The opening of the collection presents a rich introduction to several legendary figures, starting with Hercules, who, despite being cheated out of his rightful kingship by his cousin Eurystheus, rises to greatness by accomplishing twelve remarkable labors, showcasing his immense strength and heroic virtues. However, the narrative doesn’t stop with Hercules; it transitions to the tale of Theseus and then Ulysses, capturing their adventures and notable qualities as idealized heroes of Greek mythology. Characters are depicted through a lens of high moral values, emphasizing qualities like courage, wisdom, and resilience while weaving together various quests, battles, and personal struggles, establishing a foundation for the remarkable historical figures that are chronicled throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 725492 723097 2024-10-12T09:35:30.261847 2023-09-12T12:10:45.346090 text/html text/html 718279 2009-03-30T10:49:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3278056 2009-03-30T10:49:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3414159 2024-10-12T09:35:43.998796 application/epub+zip 3426579 2024-10-12T09:35:35.293851 application/epub+zip 358836 2024-10-12T09:35:33.180871 application/epub+zip 3683124 2024-10-12T09:35:50.274736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3639464 2024-10-12T09:35:42.561846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585718 2022-09-13T09:10:09.661723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668255 668027 2024-10-12T09:35:28.579891 2023-09-12T12:10:44.080098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 668065 2009-03-30T10:49:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 262375 2009-03-30T10:49:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 668147 2009-03-30T10:49:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262249 2009-03-30T10:49:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21521 2024-10-12T09:35:50.432736 application/rdf+xml 15971 2024-10-12T09:35:33.969855 image/jpeg 3861 2024-10-12T09:35:33.669856 image/jpeg 3377410 2024-10-12T09:35:30.508854 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