Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 369 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Stowe, Charles Edward 1850 1934 Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy, Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a biographical account compiled from her letters and journals, written in the late 19th century. This work offers an intimate look at the life of one of America's most prominent literary figures and an ardent abolitionist, following her journey from childhood through significant life experiences, including her family dynamics and early literary endeavors. The opening of the biography sets the stage for Harriet Beecher Stowe's early life, detailing her childhood in Litchfield, Connecticut. It introduces us to her family background, including the profound impact of her mother's death when Harriet was just four years old. Through her reflections, we see young Harriet grappling with grief, familial love, and the formative influences of her relatives, notably her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, a prominent minister. The narrative captures her early education, literary interests, and the burgeoning aspirations that would eventually lead her to become a celebrated author. This section effectively establishes the groundwork for understanding the values and experiences that shaped Stowe's influential career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/6702/6702-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Women abolitionists -- United States -- Biography PS Text Biographies Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 1097210 1097263 2024-10-03T10:20:00.185453 2023-10-03T09:14:37.483470 text/html text/html 1086171 2014-05-03T16:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2080012 2014-05-03T16:43:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2160742 2024-10-03T10:20:25.313303 application/epub+zip 2174810 2024-10-03T10:20:06.586455 application/epub+zip 489015 2024-10-03T10:20:03.447425 application/epub+zip 2468844 2024-10-03T10:20:35.444278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2372901 2024-10-03T10:20:20.428341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 692847 2022-09-03T13:05:38.538910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 947983 947978 2024-10-03T10:19:57.472505 2023-10-03T09:14:34.849429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 947906 2014-05-03T16:39:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 364549 2014-05-03T16:43:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 947934 2014-05-03T16:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364405 2014-05-03T16:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23130 2024-10-03T10:20:35.611264 application/rdf+xml 18713 2024-10-03T10:20:03.672437 image/jpeg 2833 2024-10-03T10:20:03.558421 image/jpeg 2084087 2024-10-03T10:20:00.336451 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