Project Gutenberg 2014-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 305 Opie, Amelia 1769 1853 Opie, Amelia Alderson Alderson, Amelia Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy) 1811 1875 Brightwell, Cecilia Lucy Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie Selected and Arranged from her Letters, Diaries, and other Manuscripts Produced by Delphine Lettau, Cindy Beyer, Rcool and the Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie" by Amelia Opie is a biographical memoir written in the mid-19th century. The work compiles the life and experiences of Amelia Opie, detailing her upbringing, family influences, and significant events that shaped her character and artistic pursuits. Through this memoir, readers gain insight into her personal reflections, relationships, and the social context of her time. The opening of the memoir introduces the reader to Opie's early life, focusing on her birth, parentage, and formative years in Norwich. It emphasizes her close bond with her father, Dr. James Alderson, following the death of her mother when Amelia was a child. As she recounts her childhood experiences, including her early fears and her mother's methods of nurturing her, the foundation for Opie's lifelong values of compassion and benevolence emerges. The narrative sets the stage for exploring her interests in literature and social issues, as well as her eventual prominence as a writer and artist. This opening portion memorably blends personal narrative with broader themes of family, loss, and the shaping of one's character through early experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853 Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853 -- Correspondence PR Text Category: Biographies 942343 2025-07-19T07:24:37.456193 text/html 921637 2024-10-24T12:49:21 text/html 734146 2025-07-19T07:24:47.554156 application/epub+zip 758214 2025-07-19T07:24:38.849219 application/epub+zip 447274 2025-07-19T07:24:38.177206 application/epub+zip 982221 2025-07-19T07:24:54.400119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938279 2025-07-19T07:24:46.974182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627916 2022-09-21T15:25:09.736129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860852 2025-07-19T07:24:36.218295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 860949 2014-12-08T06:28:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17803 2025-07-19T07:24:54.687082 application/rdf+xml 6720 2025-07-19T07:24:38.321144 image/jpeg 1783 2025-07-19T07:24:38.249163 image/jpeg 715013 2025-07-19T07:24:37.539190 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