Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era

by John Lord

29 chapters10h 24mEnglish0

About this book

Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the worlds of music, art, science and invention. Though not personally written by Lord, the book is attributed to him. - Summary by KHand

Chapters (28)

1Richard Wagner, Part 1

1240

2Richard Wagner, Part 2

1307

3Richard Wagner, Part 3

1248

4John Ruskin, Part 1

1207

5John Ruskin, Part 2

1434

6John Ruskin, Part 3

914

7Herbert Spencer, Part 1

1629

8Herbert Spencer, Part 2

1682

9Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1

1701

10Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2

1515

11John Ericsson, Part 1

1521

12John Ericsson, Part 2

1444

13John Ericsson, Part 3

1555

14Li Huang Chang, Part 1

1311

15Li Huang Chang, Part 2

1182

16Li Huang Chang, Part 3

1232

17David Livingstone, Part 1

1272

18David Livingstone, Part 2

1268

19David Livingstone, Part 3

1286

20Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1

1238

21Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2

1175

22Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3

1132

23Michael Faraday, Part 1

1385

24Michael Faraday, Part 2

1378

25Michael Faraday, Part 3

1406

26Rudolf Virchow, Part 1

1234

27Rudolf Virchow, Part 2

1138

28Rudolf Virchow, Part 3

1146

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era

About this book

Chapters (28)

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