Brave Men and WomenFront matterReading editionChapter navigation58 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTheir Struggles, Failures, and Triumphs.PREFACEI. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.II. DEFENSE OF A GREAT MAN.III. SIR WALTER SCOTT AND HIS MOTHER.IV. ABIGAIL ADAMSV. TWO NEIGHBOURS.VI. HORACE GREELEY.VII. WENDELL PHILLIPSVIII MARY WORDSWORTHIX. MADAME MALIBRAN.X. GARFIELD.--MAXIMS.XI. WHAT I CARRIED TO COLLEGE.XII. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.XIII. ELIZABETH ESTAUGH.XIV. "CHINESE" GORDON.XV MEN'S WIVES.XVI. WOMEN'S HUSBANDS.XVII. JOHN PLOUGHMAN.XVIII. CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL.XIX. PESTIFEROUS LITERATURE.XX. SATISFIEDXXI. HEROES OF SCIENCE.XXII. MY UNCLE TOBYXXIII. STEPHEN GIRARDXXIV. DISAPPOINTMENTS.XXV. THE THREE KINGS. AN OLD STORY IN A NEW LIGHT.XXVI. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.XXVII. SHY PEOPLEXXVIII. JOHN MARSHALLXXIX. A NOBLE MOTHER.XXX. THE CARE OF THE BODY.XXXI. SAINT CECILIAXXXII. THOMAS DE QUINCEY.XXXIII. A VISION OF TIME.XXXIV. JOHN BUNYANXXXV. MADAME ROLANDXXXVI. CHEERFUL AND BRAVE.XXXVII. HAROLD.XXXVIII. PETER COOPER,XXXIX. ILLUSIONSXL. PHILLIPS BROOKSXLI. SAINT JOHN AND THE ROBBER.XLII. JOHN PLOUGHMAN AGAINXLIII. HENRY WILSONXLIV. JOAN OF ARCXLV. THE SONG OF WORKXLVI. ALVIN S. SOUTHWORTHXLVII. A FORBIDDEN TOPIC.XLVIII. IDA LEWIS WILSON.XLIX. RACHEL JACKSONL. DISCONTENTED GIRLS.LI. THE VOICE IN RAMAH.LII. LA FAYETTE.LIII. LYDIA SIGOURNEYLIV. OLD AGE AND USEFULNESSLV. RHYMES AND CHIMESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Their Struggles, Failures, and Triumphs.All chapters and sections (58)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTheir Struggles, Failures, and Triumphs.PREFACEChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455Brave sons and daughters of Time Pause not on their journey sublime.◇Illustration: Brave sons and daughters of Time Pause not on their journey sublime.Their Struggles, Failures, and Triumphs. →
