Project Gutenberg 2004-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 70 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809 1894 John Lothrop Motley, A Memoir — Complete Produced by David Widger "A Memoir — Complete" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a comprehensive biographical account written in the mid-19th century. The memoir centers on John Lothrop Motley, an influential American historian and diplomat, tracing his family lineage and early life through detailed accounts of his upbringing, education, and formative experiences that shaped his character and career. The opening portion of the memoir delves into John Lothrop Motley's ancestry, particularly focusing on his great-grandfather's immigration from Ireland to America, and then paints a vivid picture of Motley's childhood in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It highlights his delicate health, his love for reading, and his early proclivity for dramatic expression, setting the stage for his intellectual development. Notable anecdotes from friends and family members illustrate his character traits, such as sensitivity and truthfulness. As the narrative progresses, it transitions into Motley's collegiate years at Harvard, capturing the mix of brilliance and youthful carelessness that marked his academic journey and the anticipation of his future contributions to history and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 377591 377592 2024-10-02T13:50:40.214241 2023-10-02T11:36:52.010170 text/html text/html 382816 2021-01-27T06:46:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 137138 2021-01-27T06:46:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 218026 2024-10-02T13:50:49.124210 application/epub+zip 226391 2024-10-02T13:50:43.515230 application/epub+zip 213014 2024-10-02T13:50:42.239241 application/epub+zip 419239 2024-10-02T13:50:52.743163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425576 2024-10-02T13:50:48.337207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397190 2022-09-03T04:05:15.327157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346398 346391 2024-10-02T13:50:39.726291 2023-10-02T11:36:51.640140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 346362 2020-12-28T06:42:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 132995 2020-12-28T06:42:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19117 2024-10-02T13:50:52.903176 application/rdf+xml 15015 2024-10-02T13:50:42.793247 image/jpeg 3606 2024-10-02T13:50:42.514213 image/jpeg 210506 2024-10-02T13:50:40.248280 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