Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 70 Paston, George 1860 1936 Symonds, Emily Morse Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Benjamin Robert Haydon -- Lady Morgan (Sydney Owenson) -- Nathaniel Parker Willis -- Lady Hester Stanhope -- Prince Pückler-Muskau in England -- William and Mary Howitt. Produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the CWRU Preservation Department Digital Library "Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century" by George Paston is a historical account published in the early 20th century that explores the lives of lesser-known figures from the 19th century, particularly within the literary and artistic spheres. The author aims to shed light on these individuals whose experiences represent the cultural landscape of the early 1800s while addressing their overshadowed statuses in the annals of history. The work is structured around sketches that allow readers to dive into the unique stories and challenges faced by these figures, effectively enriching our understanding of the period. The opening of the book introduces Benjamin Robert Haydon, an ambitious historical painter who embodies the struggles and aspirations of many artists of his time. It chronicles Haydon’s early life, detailing his discontent with the commercial world and his relentless pursuit of a career in art despite societal and familial pressures. With vivid anecdotes about his education and formative experiences in the artistic community, Haydon's narrative provides a deeply personal glimpse into the era's artistic challenges, ambitions, and eventual recognition, setting the tone for a series of personal sketches highlighting the lives of other notable personalities in the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von, 1785-1871 Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859 Haydon, Benjamin Robert, 1786-1846 Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867 Stanhope, Hester, Lady, 1776-1839 Howitt, William, 1792-1879 Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 671919 671539 2024-10-03T10:33:18.529231 2023-10-03T09:24:32.384446 text/html text/html 663819 2020-12-30T00:40:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 795778 2020-12-30T00:40:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 733132 2024-10-03T10:33:28.089191 application/epub+zip 742219 2024-10-03T10:33:21.763226 application/epub+zip 341919 2024-10-03T10:33:20.477269 application/epub+zip 1010351 2024-10-03T10:33:33.270164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 982775 2024-10-03T10:33:27.325210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562420 2022-09-03T13:20:56.932783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653979 653796 2024-10-03T10:33:17.638232 2023-10-03T09:24:31.658409 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 648872 2020-12-30T00:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 258976 2020-12-30T00:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21643 2024-10-03T10:33:33.409163 application/rdf+xml 16322 2024-10-03T10:33:21.041216 image/jpeg 3848 2024-10-03T10:33:20.759221 image/jpeg 699158 2024-10-03T10:33:18.609222 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