Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women

by Elbert Hubbard

25 chapters6h 32mEnglish1916

About this book

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part pontification of Hubbard's opinion of the subject and their oeuvre. In this volume he reflects on the lives of various powerful and influential women. Included are Elizabeth B. Browning, Madame Guyon, Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Bronte, Christina Rossetti, Rosa Bonheur, Madame De Stael, Elizabeth Fry, Mary Lamb, Jane Austen, Empress Josephine and Mary W. Shelley. There is also a short introduction by Hubbard's son, Elbert Hubbard II, written just after his father's death. - Summary by Lucy Perry This is Volume 2 in a series of 14 books.

Chapters (24)

1Elizabeth B. Browning, Part 1

783

2Elizabeth B. Browning, Part 2

930

3Madame Guyon, Part 1

1241

4Madame Guyon, Part 2

961

5Harriet Martineau, Part 1

892

6Harriet Martineau, Part 2

1105

7Charlotte Bronte, Part 1

863

8Charlotte Bronte, Part 2

855

9Christina Rossetti, Part 1

800

10Christina Rossetti, Part 2

953

11Rosa Bonheur, Part 1

922

12Rosa Bonheur, Part 2

997

13Madame De Stael, Part 1

1116

14Madame De Stael, Part 2

886

15Elizabeth Fry, Part 1

1041

16Elizabeth Fry, Part 2

1017

17Mary Lamb, Part 1

905

18Mary Lamb, Part 2

1052

19Jane Austen, Part 1

852

20Jane Austen, Part 2

889

21Empress Josephine, Part 1

1052

22Empress Josephine, Part 2

994

23Mary W. Shelley, Part 1

1007

24Mary W. Shelley, Part 2

1122

Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women

About this book

Chapters (24)

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