Project Gutenberg 2013-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 499 Thayer, Alexander Wheelock 1817 1897 Krehbiel, Henry Edward 1854 1923 Krehbiel, H. E. (Henry Edward) The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries and Google Print.) "The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III" by Alexander Wheelock Thayer is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume explores the life of the renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven during the years surrounding his guardianship over his nephew, Karl. It delves into Beethoven's personal struggles, creative projects, and the complexities of his relationships during this tumultuous period, highlighting the intersection of his professional achievements and personal challenges. The opening of this volume introduces readers to the context of Beethoven's life in 1819, focusing on the legal battles surrounding his nephew’s guardianship. It reveals Beethoven's emotional turmoil as he navigates familial conflicts, explores the challenges he faced in maintaining a productive environment for Karl's education, and highlights the impact of those struggles on his creative output. Throughout this narrative, Thayer employs various records, including Conversations Books, to provide a vivid and intimate portrait of Beethoven's life, revealing not just his genius as a composer, but also his vulnerabilities as a man grappling with personal and legal complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43593/43593-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 ML Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Music 1314896 2025-07-17T13:32:36.107346 text/html 1324276 2024-10-23T18:14:10 text/html 1379255 2025-07-17T13:33:05.890682 application/epub+zip 1408577 2025-07-17T13:32:44.662319 application/epub+zip 561520 2025-07-17T13:32:39.978303 application/epub+zip 1686328 2025-07-17T13:33:16.581637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1566108 2025-07-17T13:32:58.517837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804252 2022-09-19T20:43:17.541027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1116706 2025-07-17T13:32:33.406493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1096680 2024-10-23T18:14:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18177 2025-07-17T13:33:16.747634 application/rdf+xml 16836 2025-07-17T13:32:40.188349 image/jpeg 2886 2025-07-17T13:32:40.085351 image/jpeg 1338046 2025-07-17T13:32:36.249360 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 en.wikipedia