Project Gutenberg 2012-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 336 McCarthy, Justin 1830 1912 M'Carthy, Justin Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches Queen Victoria and her subjects -- The real Louis Napoleon -- Eugenie, Empress of the French -- The Prince of Wales -- The King of Prussia -- Victor Emanuel, King of Italy -- Louis Adolph Thiers -- Prince Napoleon -- The Duke of Cambridge -- Brigham Young -- The Liberal Triumvirate of England -- English Positivists -- English Toryism and its leaders -- "George Eliot" and George Lewes -- George Sand -- Edward Bulwer and Lord Lytton -- Par Nobile Fratrum: the two Newmans -- Archbishop Manning -- John Ruskin -- Charles Reade -- The exile-world of London -- The Reverend Charles Kingsley -- Mr. James Anthony Froude -- Science and orthodoxy in England. Produced by David Garcia, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches" by Justin McCarthy is a collection of biographical essays written in the late 19th century. The book provides an intricate examination of notable figures from various spheres, including politics, literature, and society, focusing on their intellect and character. The opening portion suggests that the author aims to present personal insights and evaluations, grounded in his observations and encounters, to give readers an understanding of these influential individuals. The opening of the book introduces the author's intention to offer a unique perspective on prominent contemporary figures. McCarthy emphasizes that his sketches are not mere repetitions of existing literature but rather reflections based on personal experiences and direct observations of the subjects in their societal context. He begins by discussing the changing perceptions of monarchy in Europe, particularly focusing on Queen Victoria, and sets the stage for evaluating how these leaders interface with contemporary political dynamics. The author articulates a nuanced view of loyalty and governance, hinting at shifts in public sentiment that challenge the status quo of monarchical power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 967575 2025-06-16T05:23:42.321819 text/html 971813 2012-03-30T10:35:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 364970 2012-03-30T10:35:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 471361 2025-06-16T05:23:54.659732 application/epub+zip 482566 2025-06-16T05:23:46.555794 application/epub+zip 446770 2025-06-16T05:23:45.015784 application/epub+zip 844952 2025-06-16T05:24:01.644714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 792322 2025-06-16T05:23:53.621728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660384 2022-09-18T05:01:19.120582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 940309 2025-06-16T05:23:41.348842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 940014 2012-03-30T10:35:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 357866 2012-03-30T10:35:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 940060 2012-03-30T10:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357650 2012-03-30T10:35:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21126 2025-06-16T05:24:01.817706 application/rdf+xml 20775 2025-06-16T05:23:45.594759 image/jpeg 4550 2025-06-16T05:23:45.304792 image/jpeg 456827 2025-06-16T05:23:42.405821 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