Project Gutenberg 2017-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 106 Malkin, Arthur Thomas The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 7 (of 7) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Gustavus Adolphus -- Marc Antonio Raimondi -- Coke -- Gibbon -- Scaliger -- Penn -- De Thou -- Chatham -- Mozart -- Loyola -- Brindley -- Schiller -- Bentham -- Catherine II. -- Defoe -- Hume -- De Witt -- Hampden -- Dr. Johnson -- Jefferson -- Wilberforce -- Dr. Black -- Bacon -- Sir Walter Scott. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 7 (of 7)" by Arthur Thomas Malkin is a historical collection of biographies written in the early 19th century. This volume appears to be a detailed presentation of prominent historical figures through various lenses, including their contributions to society, culture, and politics. While the subjects covered include military leaders, artists, philosophers, and politicians, the opening sections prominently feature accounts of individuals like Gustavus Adolphus, a significant king of Sweden, emphasizing their achievements and historical contexts. The opening of this volume dives into the life of Gustavus Adolphus, sharing his rise to power and his critical role in both Swedish independence from Denmark and his influence during the Thirty Years’ War. Malkin introduces the king at a pivotal moment, exploring his formative experiences and military challenges. It lays out the characteristics that defined him: intellect, education, ambition, and a sense of duty to both his nation and religious principles. This detailed portrayal sets the tone for the subsequent biographies, illustrating how Malkin aims to bring historical figures to life through nuanced events and personal motivations that shaped their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 648039 647933 2025-01-22T10:39:56.591320 2023-09-24T07:39:35.411728 text/html text/html 646596 2017-11-30T18:42:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 4258733 2017-11-30T18:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4471090 2025-01-22T10:40:07.269264 application/epub+zip 4468648 2025-01-22T10:39:58.798281 application/epub+zip 333477 2025-01-22T10:39:57.732330 application/epub+zip 4601536 2025-01-22T10:40:13.128260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4564272 2025-01-22T10:40:06.223523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440693 2022-08-25T09:26:43.914620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561314 561270 2025-01-22T10:39:54.828312 2023-09-24T07:39:33.329709 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 561682 2017-11-30T18:41:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 204973 2017-11-30T18:42:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19444 2025-01-22T10:40:13.269228 application/rdf+xml 15056 2025-01-22T10:39:57.883283 image/jpeg 2351 2025-01-22T10:39:57.808279 image/jpeg 4307673 2025-01-22T10:39:56.803387 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