Project Gutenberg 2012-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 86 Ballou, Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) 1820 1895 Murray, Lieutenant Forester, Frank Ballou, M. M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou, Maturin Murray 16009593 Genius in Sunshine and Shadow Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Julia Miller, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Genius in Sunshine and Shadow" by Maturin M. Ballou is a reflective literary exploration written in the late 19th century. This work compiles the author's library notes and musings on the nature of genius as exemplified by influential figures in art and literature throughout history. Through a blend of anecdotes and historical references, it seeks to reveal how genius thrives irrespective of social status or circumstances. The opening of the book sets the stage with a contemplation of how time obscures the true nature and contributions of historical figures like Homer, Shakespeare, and others. Ballou emphasizes that while their names may fade from collective memory, their legacies endure through their works. He introduces the idea that true genius often emerges from humble beginnings, using examples from various epochs and professions to illustrate that perseverance and hard work can elevate individuals to greatness regardless of their origin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature -- Anecdotes PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 647675 647676 2024-10-17T08:19:38.985525 2023-09-17T16:03:38.079920 text/html text/html 629881 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 230088 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322447 2024-10-17T08:19:54.136401 application/epub+zip 330396 2024-10-17T08:19:44.492453 application/epub+zip 317852 2024-10-17T08:19:41.952529 application/epub+zip 563406 2024-10-17T08:20:00.424424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518274 2024-10-17T08:19:52.320471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489719 2022-09-18T16:14:25.843915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514283 514057 2024-10-17T08:19:36.986485 2023-09-17T16:03:36.597893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 513966 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 208769 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 513988 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208581 2012-09-14T09:27:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21311 2024-10-17T08:20:01.110371 application/rdf+xml 11935 2024-10-17T08:19:43.111483 image/jpeg 2872 2024-10-17T08:19:42.538465 image/jpeg 310345 2024-10-17T08:19:39.035567 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