Project Gutenberg 2011-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 64 Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of 1769 1852 Wellesley, Arthur, Duke of Wellington Wesley, Arthur, Duke of Wellington Herrick, Christine Terhune 1859 1944 The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851 Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851" by Wellington is a collection of personal letters and diary entries edited by Christine Terhune Herrick, written in the mid-19th century. This volume offers an intimate glimpse into the correspondence between the Duke of Wellington, a prominent military figure and statesman, and a young woman known as Miss J., illuminating their complex relationship that intertwines admiration, religious devotion, and personal struggles. The opening of the book establishes the context for their correspondence, revealing Miss J.’s unwavering religious enthusiasm and her ardent wish to influence the Duke, whom she regards as both a figure of authority and a potential spiritual companion. Initially a young woman devoted to her faith, her interactions with the Duke evolve from expressions of admiration to a deep emotional and spiritual involvement, as she seeks to steer his character towards righteousness. The texts explore her hopes for his moral improvement and conversion, capturing a significant period in their lives filled with emotional intensity, misunderstandings, and the cultural nuances of their time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Correspondence DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 355867 355246 2024-09-15T05:59:52.020702 2023-09-15T11:34:18.955948 text/html text/html 351454 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110213 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183064 2024-09-15T05:59:59.683641 application/epub+zip 189738 2024-09-15T05:59:53.826675 application/epub+zip 189738 2024-09-15T05:59:52.744677 application/epub+zip 416777 2024-09-15T06:00:03.457608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452348 2024-09-15T05:59:58.963634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323065 2022-09-16T09:34:27.656668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333366 333281 2024-09-15T05:59:51.149677 2023-09-15T11:34:18.115436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 333281 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113194 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 333272 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113179 2021-01-07T14:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21165 2024-09-15T06:00:03.608635 application/rdf+xml 22409 2024-09-15T05:59:53.150658 image/jpeg 4491 2024-09-15T05:59:52.957673 image/jpeg 179218 2024-09-15T05:59:52.048679 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 en.wikipedia