Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 231 Smith, George 1833 1919 The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary Produced by John Bechard. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary" by George Smith is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This biography chronicles the life of William Carey, from his humble beginnings as a shoemaker in England to becoming a pioneering missionary in India, where he significantly impacted both Christianity and local culture through his translations and educational efforts. At the start of the book, the author introduces William Carey’s early life, highlighting his modest upbringing in Paulerspury, where he demonstrated an insatiable thirst for knowledge despite his lower-class status. Carey's experiences as a shoemaker and his fundamental transformations due to religious awakenings provide a foundation for his later work. The narrative sets the stage for Carey's journey, detailing his deep commitment to learning, his encounters with fellow religious figures, and the societal challenges he faced while cultivating his missionary ambitions. Ultimately, the opening paints a picture of a dedicated individual whose resolve to spread the Gospel would lead to substantial changes in India and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Carey, William, 1761-1834 Missions -- India BV Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 898179 2025-08-01T12:02:04.375435 text/html 891494 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 338252 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 438669 2025-08-01T12:02:14.930395 application/epub+zip 451424 2025-08-01T12:02:08.012420 application/epub+zip 428000 2025-08-01T12:02:06.646431 application/epub+zip 754063 2025-08-01T12:02:20.641362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732737 2025-08-01T12:02:14.079395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699135 2022-09-01T13:30:48.835796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869630 2025-08-01T12:02:03.349472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 869217 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 334715 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 869220 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334549 2020-12-31T14:48:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20847 2025-08-01T12:02:20.769341 application/rdf+xml 16652 2025-08-01T12:02:07.227392 image/jpeg 3651 2025-08-01T12:02:06.975399 image/jpeg 430131 2025-08-01T12:02:04.445421 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