Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Marden, Orison Swett 1848 1924 Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines "Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life" by Orison Swett Marden is a collection of inspirational stories written during the late 19th century. The book aims to motivate young people by sharing life stories and incidents of notable figures who overcame adversity, displaying themes of ambition, perseverance, and the transformative power of hard work, regardless of one's humble beginnings. The opening portion of the collection introduces the overarching theme of the value of time and the importance of utilizing the present moment to achieve greatness. Marden emphasizes that today holds the key to one’s future, urging readers to take full advantage of their opportunities. Following this, the story of Henry Clay, famously known as the "Mill Boy of the Slashes," illustrates how a young boy from a poor background aspired to become an orator. Despite facing numerous hardships and societal discouragements, Clay dedicated himself to his dream, ultimately rising to prominence as one of America’s leading statesmen. This setup not only sets the tone for the motivational narratives to follow but also serves to inspire readers that hard work and tenacity can lead to remarkable achievements in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Readers PE PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 331744 324470 2024-10-02T13:19:13.190370 2023-10-02T11:15:39.892945 text/html text/html 319615 2020-12-28T03:48:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 123244 2020-12-28T03:48:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211305 2024-10-02T13:19:21.401293 application/epub+zip 215585 2024-10-02T13:19:16.670319 application/epub+zip 189295 2024-10-02T13:19:15.362331 application/epub+zip 396233 2024-10-02T13:19:24.897779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382932 2024-10-02T13:19:20.532340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317517 2022-09-02T15:24:29.874233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301532 301429 2024-10-02T13:19:12.288362 2023-10-02T11:15:39.333926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 301449 2020-12-28T03:48:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120312 2020-12-28T03:48:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19774 2024-10-02T13:19:25.024870 application/rdf+xml 15016 2024-10-02T13:19:15.929320 image/jpeg 3473 2024-10-02T13:19:15.646332 image/jpeg 203914 2024-10-02T13:19:13.219354 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