Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 124 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Transcribed from the 1901 Charles Scribner’s Sons edition by David Price "M"emoir of Fleeming Jenkin" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This memoir details the life of Fleeming Jenkin, an English engineer and inventor, exploring his background, family history, and the various influences that shaped him into a remarkable individual whose contributions, though perhaps lesser-known, were significant. At the start of the memoir, Stevenson sets the stage by providing a thorough genealogical background of the Jenkin family, emphasizing their historical significance and establishing the circumstances surrounding Fleeming's birth and early life. He introduces Fleeming's ancestors, detailing their fortunes and misfortunes, including Aunt Anne Frewen's substantial but ultimately deceptive inheritance. As he chronicles Fleeming's formative years, the narrative takes us through the intricacies of family dynamics, unexpected financial ruin, and the colorful personalities that defined his upbringing, hinting at the rich, complex character Fleeming would develop as he navigated both personal and professional challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biography Jenkin, Fleeming, 1833-1885 Q Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General 395717 395608 2024-10-01T07:20:33.241196 2023-10-01T06:30:29.160149 text/html text/html 401054 2012-09-14T13:57:51 text/html 195399 2012-09-14T14:05:29 text/html application/zip 280394 2024-10-01T07:20:42.746101 application/epub+zip 282611 2024-10-01T07:20:37.632134 application/epub+zip 228194 2024-10-01T07:20:35.552208 application/epub+zip 443060 2024-10-01T07:20:46.844156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418693 2024-10-01T07:20:41.734104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340429 2022-09-01T07:40:54.826185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382205 382148 2024-10-01T07:20:32.403207 2023-10-01T06:30:28.754159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381904 2012-09-14T13:57:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150835 2012-09-14T14:05:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19342 2024-10-01T07:20:47.061097 application/rdf+xml 11081 2024-10-01T07:20:36.621151 image/jpeg 2911 2024-10-01T07:20:36.130165 image/jpeg 274333 2024-10-01T07:20:33.287189 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