Project Gutenberg 2009-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 80 Brailsford, Henry Noel 1873 1958 Brailsford, H. N. (Henry Noel) Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Home University Library of Modern Knowledge, No. 77 Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Sigal Alon, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle" by Henry Noel Brailsford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the intellectual and revolutionary milieu of late 18th and early 19th century England, highlighting the impact of figures such as Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Godwin, and Mary Wollstonecraft. The book delves into how their ideas were shaped by and responded to significant events, particularly the French Revolution, and traces the evolution of their thoughts on human perfectibility, political justice, and societal reform. The opening of the work establishes a context where the sentiment surrounding the French Revolution is palpable. It begins by discussing a sermon by Dr. Richard Price, which incited radical ideas among the English, suggesting a yearning for change and a reformed society. Brailsford outlines the journey of hope, disillusionment, and ultimate aspiration that characterized this period—leading from practical demands for parliamentary reform to more fantastical visions of a perfected human condition. Through this exploration, the text hints at the tensions between prominent thinkers like Burke, who warned against radical change, and the revolutionaries like Godwin and Paine, who championed it. The mixture of philosophy and emotional fervor sets the tone for a deep exploration of ideals that shaped a generation's response to political turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Friends and associates Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Friends and associates Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 369829 369830 2024-10-12T18:11:03.219729 2023-09-13T08:33:33.564957 text/html text/html 366938 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137275 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227576 2024-10-12T18:11:12.957701 application/epub+zip 230179 2024-10-12T18:11:06.947706 application/epub+zip 217577 2024-10-12T18:11:05.433700 application/epub+zip 430907 2024-10-12T18:11:16.934655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396678 2024-10-12T18:11:11.776644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355952 2022-09-14T03:52:05.436052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330421 330319 2024-10-12T18:11:02.423739 2023-09-13T08:33:32.971945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 330253 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129372 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 330253 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129290 2021-01-05T13:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22721 2024-10-12T18:11:17.078627 application/rdf+xml 16184 2024-10-12T18:11:06.009690 image/jpeg 4108 2024-10-12T18:11:05.722698 image/jpeg 215889 2024-10-12T18:11:03.252716 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