Project Gutenberg 2006-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 1122 Blore, George Henry 1870 1960 21006261 Victorian worthies : $b sixteen biographies Introduction: The Victorian era -- Thomas Carlyle, prophet -- Sir Robert Peel, statesman -- Sir Charles Napier, soldier -- The Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist -- Lord Lawrence, administrator -- John Bright, tribune -- Charles Dickens, novelist and social reformer -- Lord Tennyson, poet -- Charles Kingsley, parish priest -- George Frederick Watts, artist -- Bishop Patteson, missionary -- Sir Robert Morier, diplomatist -- Lord Lister, surgeon -- William Morris, craftsman -- John Richard Green, historian -- Cecil Rhodes, colonist -- Index. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Victorian Worthies: Sixteen Biographies" by George Henry Blore is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The book presents profiles of significant figures from the Victorian era, including influential statesmen, artists, and social reformers, aimed primarily at educating schoolboys about these historical personalities and their contributions to society. The opening of the work provides an introduction to the Victorian era's character and significance, setting the stage for the subsequent biographies. Blore emphasizes the importance of understanding the lives of notable individuals who shaped history, highlighting their virtues and the impact they had on the world. He outlines his intentions for the collection, noting that it serves as a supplement to a broader civics education, illustrating the spirit of public service through concrete examples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Biography Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century CT Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 899953 2025-08-08T12:22:15.491069 text/html 875128 2006-12-26T17:04:21 text/html 957756 2025-08-08T12:22:31.488934 application/epub+zip 968543 2025-08-08T12:22:20.596973 application/epub+zip 407954 2025-08-08T12:22:18.365962 application/epub+zip 1314616 2025-08-08T12:22:38.889885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1208117 2025-08-08T12:22:29.175965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647175 2022-09-09T13:21:14.963387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748256 2025-08-08T12:22:13.896013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 747931 2021-01-01T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 747949 2021-01-01T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20978 2025-08-08T12:22:39.085871 application/rdf+xml 15594 2025-08-08T12:22:18.961976 image/jpeg 3772 2025-08-08T12:22:18.672967 image/jpeg 294216 2021-01-01T16:43:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 835015 2021-01-01T16:43:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 294121 2021-01-01T16:43:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 922602 2025-08-08T12:22:15.594039 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