Project Gutenberg 2009-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 108 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Clarke, Carla Foust, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I." by Leslie Stephen is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the life and contributions of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, a prominent judge of the High Court of Justice, highlighting his familial background, early life, and various career milestones. The author, who is Stephen's brother, aims to portray the character and influences that shaped his brother’s life and work. The opening of the biography introduces the context and motivation behind the author's writing. Leslie Stephen acknowledges his own lack of legal expertise but expresses a desire to emphasize his brother’s humanity and intrinsic qualities over a legalistic account of his achievements. The initial chapters outline the family history, beginning with their forebear James Stephen, who encountered numerous struggles, including imprisonment for debt. Leslie explores the family's dynamics, touching upon the social and educational influences that impacted Sir James Stephen's upbringing and eventual career, setting a personal and historical lens through which the reader may view the life of an influential legal figure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stephen, James Fitzjames, Sir, 1829-1894 Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography DA KD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1291134 1290840 2024-10-12T12:33:07.648228 2023-09-13T04:09:26.500021 text/html text/html 1260221 2009-05-28T12:36:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 574687 2009-05-28T12:39:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 666955 2024-10-12T12:33:37.191960 application/epub+zip 682635 2024-10-12T12:33:17.407075 application/epub+zip 520240 2024-10-12T12:33:12.798100 application/epub+zip 1162164 2024-10-12T12:33:48.559419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1060531 2024-10-12T12:33:31.681987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881004 2022-09-13T12:27:55.202825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025339 1025089 2024-10-12T12:33:04.169134 2023-09-13T04:09:23.543987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1024957 2009-05-28T12:32:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 388025 2009-05-28T12:32:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1025006 2009-05-28T12:32:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 387944 2009-05-28T12:32:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22211 2024-10-12T12:33:49.021400 application/rdf+xml 20883 2024-10-12T12:33:13.850067 image/jpeg 4509 2024-10-12T12:33:13.298075 image/jpeg 687146 2024-10-12T12:33:07.748115 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