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Nathaniel Hawthorne True Stories From History And Biography

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Grandfather Had Been Sitting In His Old Arm-Chair, All That Pleasant Afternoon, While The Children Were Pursuing [mehr]

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Nathaniel Hawthorne True Stories From History And Biography

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In Writing This Ponderous Tome, The Author's Desire Has Been To Describe The Eminent Characters And Remarkable Events Of Our Annals, In Such A Form And Style, That The Young Might Make Acquaintance With Them Of Their Own Accord. For This Purpose, While Ostensibly Relating The Adventures Of A Chair, He Has Endeavored To Keep A Distinct And Unbroken Thread Of Authentic History. The Chair Is Made To Pass From One To Another Of Those Personages, Of Whom He Thought It Most Desirable For The Young Reader To Have Vivid And Familiar Ideas, And Whose Lives And Actions Would Best Enable Him To Give Picturesque Sketches Of The Times. [mehr]

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Nathaniel Hawthorne True Stories From History And Biography

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In Writing This Ponderous Tome, The Author's Desire Has Been To Describe The Eminent Characters And Remarkable Events Of Our Annals, In Such A Form And Style, That The Young Might Make Acquaintance With Them Of Their Own Accord. For This Purpose, While Ostensibly Relating The Adventures Of A Chair, He Has Endeavored To Keep A Distinct And Unbroken Thread Of Authentic History. The Chair Is Made To Pass From One To Another Of Those Personages, Of Whom He Thought It Most Desirable For The Young Reader To Have Vivid And Familiar Ideas, And Whose Lives And Actions Would Best Enable Him To Give Picturesque Sketches Of The Times. On Its Sturdy Oaken Legs, It Trudges Diligently From One Scene To Another, And Seems Always To Thrust Itself In The Way, With Most Benign Complacency, Whenever A Historical Personage Happens To Be Looking Round For A Seat. [mehr]

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Nathaniel Hawthorne True Stories From History And Biography

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In Writing This Ponderous Tome, The Author—S Desire Has Been To Describe The Eminent Characters And Remarkable Events [mehr]

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Samuel Smiles Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers

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Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904), was a Scottish author and government reformer. He is most known for writing Self-Help, which "elevated [Smiles] to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru". Born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, Smiles was the son of Janet Wilson of Dalkeith and Samuel Smiles of Haddington. He was one of eleven surviving children. While his family members were strict Cameronians, he did not practice. He studied at a local school, leaving at the age of 14. He apprenticed to be a doctor under Dr. Robert Lewins.[2] This arrangement enabled Smiles to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1829.[3] There he furthered his interest in politics, and become a strong supporter of Joseph Hume. During this time, Samuel junior contracted a lung disease, and his father was advised to send him on a long sea voyage. [mehr]

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