Biography and Memoir

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (Vol. 1-14) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Exploring the Lives of Eminent Men and Women: Biographical Sketches and PortraitsBy Elbert Hubbard

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Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (Vols. 1–14) gathers Elbert Hubbard's celebrated biographical essays on eminent writers, artists, reformers, philosophers, and public figures, using the "home" as both literal setting and symbolic key to character. Written in a lucid, aphoristic, often conversational style, the series belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tradition of popular moral biography, blending travel sketch, cultural criticism, and inspirational portraiture rather than strict academic historiography. Hubbard, an American essayist, publisher, and leading figure of the Roycroft movement, was deeply shaped by Arts and Crafts ideals, Emersonian self-reliance, and a democratic faith in genius expressed through work. His career as lecturer, printer, and cultural entrepreneur informs these volumes: he writes not merely to record lives, but to extract usable wisdom from them, presenting greatness as a discipline of spirit, labor, and individuality. Readers interested in literary history, intellectual biography, or the culture of self-cultivation will find the collection both revealing and engaging. Though marked by Hubbard's enthusiasms and period assumptions, it remains a rich document of American belletristic prose and an inviting gateway to many major figures of world culture. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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GenreBiography and Memoir

Length122 hrs 25 mins

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Publish dateApr 27, 2024

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

99PATRICK HENRY

2Introduction

100STARR KING

3Historical Context

101HENRY WARD BEECHER

4Synopsis (Selection)

102WENDELL PHILLIPS

5Volume 1

103Volume 8

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6AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

104SOCRATES

7GEORGE ELIOT

105SENECA

8THOMAS CARLYLE

106ARISTOTLE

9JOHN RUSKIN

107MARCUS AURELIUS

10WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE

108IMMANUEL KANT

11J.M.W. TURNER

109SWEDENBORG

12JONATHAN SWIFT

110SPINOZA

13WALT WHITMAN

111AUGUSTE COMTE

14VICTOR HUGO

112VOLTAIRE

15WM. WORDSWORTH

113HERBERT SPENCER

16WILLIAM M. THACKERAY

114SCHOPENHAUER

17CHARLES DICKENS

115HENRY D. THOREAU

18OLIVER GOLDSMITH

116Volume 9

19WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

117JOHN WESLEY

20THOMAS A. EDISON

118HENRY GEORGE

21Volume 2

119GARIBALDI

22ELBERT HUBBARD II

120RICHARD COBDEN

23BERT HUBBARD

121THOMAS PAINE

24ELIZABETH B. BROWNING

122JOHN KNOX

25MADAME GUYON

123JOHN BRIGHT

26HARRIET MARTINEAU

124BRADLAUGH

27CHARLOTTE BRONTE

125THEODORE PARKER

28CHRISTINA ROSSETTI

126OLIVER CROMWELL

29ROSA BONHEUR

127ANNE HUTCHINSON

30MADAME DE STAEL

128JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU

31ELIZABETH FRY

129Volume 10

32MARY LAMB

130MOSES

33JANE AUSTEN

131CONFUCIUS

34EMPRESS JOSEPHINE

132PYTHAGORAS

35MARY W. SHELLEY

133PLATO

36Volume 3

134KING ALFRED

37THE LITTLE JOURNEYS CAMP

135ERASMUS

38BERT HUBBARD

136BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

39GEORGE WASHINGTON

137THOMAS ARNOLD

40BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

138FRIEDRICH FROEBEL

41THOMAS JEFFERSON

139HYPATIA

42SAMUEL ADAMS

140SAINT BENEDICT

43JOHN HANCOCK

141MARY BAKER EDDY

44JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

142Volume 11

45ALEXANDER HAMILTON

143ROBERT OWEN

46DANIEL WEBSTER

144JAMES OLIVER

47HENRY CLAY

145STEPHEN GIRARD

48JOHN JAY

146MAYER A. ROTHSCHILD

49WILLIAM H. SEWARD

147PHILIP D. ARMOUR

50ABRAHAM LINCOLN

148JOHN J. ASTOR

51Volume 4

149PETER COOPER

52MICHELANGELO

150ANDREW CARNEGIE

53REMBRANDT

151GEORGE PEABODY

54RUBENS

152A. T. STEWART

55MEISSONIER

153H. H. ROGERS

56TITIAN

154JAMES J. HILL

57ANTHONY VAN DYCK

155Volume 12

58FORTUNY

156SIR ISAAC NEWTON

59ARY SCHEFFER

157GALILEO

60FRANCOIS MILLET

158COPERNICUS

61JOSHUA REYNOLDS

159HUMBOLDT

62LANDSEER

160WILLIAM HERSCHEL

63GUSTAVE DORE

161CHARLES DARWIN

64Volume 5

162HAECKEL

65WILLIAM MORRIS

163LINNÆUS

66ROBERT BROWNING

164THOMAS H. HUXLEY

67ALFRED TENNYSON

165JOHN TYNDALL

68ROBERT BURNS

166ALFRED R. WALLACE

69JOHN MILTON

167JOHN FISKE

70SAMUEL JOHNSON

168Volume 13

71THOMAS B. MACAULAY

169ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND FANNY OSBOURNE

72LORD BYRON

170JOSIAH AND SARAH WEDGWOOD

73JOSEPH ADDISON

171WILLIAM GODWIN AND MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

74ROBERT SOUTHEY

172DANTE AND BEATRICE

75SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE

173JOHN STUART MILL AND HARRIET TAYLOR

76BENJAMIN DISRAELI

174PARNELL AND KITTY O&#x27;SHEA

77Volume 6

175PETRARCH AND LAURA

78RAPHAEL

176DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI AND ELIZABETH ELEANOR SIDDAL

79LEONARDO

177BALZAC AND MADAME HANSKA

80BOTTICELLI

178FENELON AND MADAME GUYON

81THORSWALDSEN

179FERDINAND LASSALLE AND HELENE VON DONNIGES

82GAINSBOROUGH

180LORD NELSON AND LADY HAMILTON

83VELASQUEZ

181Volume 14

84COROT

182RICHARD WAGNER

85CORREGGIO

183PAGANINI

86BELLINI

184FREDERIC CHOPIN

87CELLINI

185ROBERT SCHUMANN

88ABBEY

186SEBASTIAN BACH

89WHISTLER

187FELIX MENDELSSOHN

90Volume 7

188FRANZ LISZT

91PERICLES

189LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

92MARK ANTONY

190GEORGE HANDEL

93SAVONAROLA

191GIUSEPPE VERDI

94MARTIN LUTHER

192WOLFGANG MOZART

95EDMUND BURKE

193JOHANNES BRAHMS

96WILLIAM PITT

194Analysis

97JEAN PAUL MARAT

195Reflection

98ROBERT INGERSOLL

196Memorable Quotes

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