Project Gutenberg 2004-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 319 Hubbard, Elbert 1856 1915 Ali Baba Elbertus, Fra Hubbard, Bert 1882 Hubbard, Elbert Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Elizabeth B. Browning -- Madame Guyon -- Harriet Martineau -- Charlotte Brontë -- Christina Rossetti -- Rosa Bonheur -- Madame de Staël -- Elizabeth Fry -- Mary Lamb -- Jane Austen -- Empress Josephine -- Mary W. Shelley. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02" by Elbert Hubbard is a collection of biographical sketches written during the early 20th century. The book features various notable women, such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Martineau, and Charlotte Brontë, providing insights into their lives, struggles, and accomplishments. These essays reflect Hubbard's admiration for these figures, celebrating their contributions to literature, social thought, and personal resilience. The opening of the volume is introduced with a personal note from Elbert Hubbard II, the author’s son, highlighting the legacy of his father and his own aspirations to carry forward the ideals of the Roycroft movement. Hubbard II openly discusses his upbringing and formative experiences in the Roycroft Shops, setting the tone for a blend of personal reflection and biographical commentary. Following this, the book begins with a section about Elizabeth Barrett Browning, showcasing her early life, education, and the influences that shaped her poetry, as well as her profound relationship with Robert Browning. The narrative presents a rich tapestry of her struggles with health, the dynamic with her father, and her literary evolution, illustrating the themes of creativity and personal connection that pervade the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 414850 2025-06-06T06:33:17.286129 text/html 418987 2020-12-18T11:46:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1384243 2025-06-06T06:33:27.662132 application/epub+zip 1382758 2025-06-06T06:33:21.239112 application/epub+zip 226378 2025-06-06T06:33:19.689153 application/epub+zip 1608969 2025-06-06T06:33:32.432065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1580455 2025-06-06T06:33:26.334143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435810 2022-09-07T04:07:43.324435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388843 2023-10-06T10:33:04.195245 text/plain 16229 2025-06-06T06:33:32.595046 application/rdf+xml 18323 2025-06-06T06:33:20.286117 image/jpeg 4042 2025-06-06T06:33:19.983108 image/jpeg 1342840 2025-06-06T06:33:17.388160 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia