Project Gutenberg 2007-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 472 Hubbard, Elbert 1856 1915 Ali Baba Elbertus, Fra Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Richard Wagner -- Paganini -- Frederic Chopin -- Robert Schumann -- Sebastian Bach -- Felix Mendelssohn -- Franz Liszt -- Ludwig van Beethoven -- George Handel -- Giuseppe Verdi -- Wolfgang Mozart -- Johannes Brahms. Produced by Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14" by Elbert Hubbard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume is a collection of biographical sketches that profiles notable composers, including Richard Wagner, Niccolo Paganini, and Frédéric Chopin, among others. The text aims to explore the lives and influences of these musical greats, offering an insightful look into their backgrounds, struggles, and artistic legacies. The opening of the book introduces Richard Wagner through a blend of narrative and exposition, detailing his upbringing and the difficult circumstances surrounding his family life. It discusses the influence of his mother and stepfather, Ludwig Geyer, who nurtured Wagner's early interests in music and literature. Through engaging anecdotes, the text conveys Wagner's evolution from a hesitant boy into a determined artist who defied societal norms. The narrative sets the stage for understanding how Wagner's personal experiences, including his tumultuous marriage and struggles for recognition, shaped his artistic expressions, which would ultimately resonate deeply with audiences around the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Composers ML Text Music Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Music 881105 2025-06-08T14:08:04.868242 text/html 903984 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 580168 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 698246 2025-06-08T14:08:50.335916 application/epub+zip 712117 2025-06-08T14:08:22.715107 application/epub+zip 366906 2025-06-08T14:08:14.186073 application/epub+zip 1089475 2025-06-08T14:08:59.787399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 955118 2025-06-08T14:08:36.280969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610352 2022-09-09T13:57:35.136171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656274 2025-06-08T14:08:01.824200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656151 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249163 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 656167 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249125 2021-01-01T17:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20752 2025-06-08T14:08:59.955378 application/rdf+xml 18312 2025-06-08T14:08:14.890103 image/jpeg 4058 2025-06-08T14:08:14.541088 image/jpeg 653805 2025-06-08T14:08:04.991149 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