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III. QUEEN VICTORIA. | ||
Her birth and education—Succeeds to the throne—Married to Prince Albert—Abolition of the corn laws—Friendship with France—Death of Prince Albert—Changes of ministry—Empress of India—Training of her children—Her books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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IV. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. | ||
A precocious child—Her first writings—"Prometheus Bound"—Between death and life—Study of the Greek poets—Her compliment to Robert Browning—Her marriage—Residence in Florence—Social and political problems—The noblest female poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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V. MRS. STOWE AND UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. | ||
The early writings of Mrs. Stowe—The Semicolon Club—Publication of the Mayflower—Arrival of a check from Dr. Bailey—Mrs. Stowe's early experiences of slavery—Uncle Tom begun—Writing under difficulties—Modest expectations of the authoress—Wonderful success of the work—The authoress not enriched by it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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VI. MISS ALCOTT. | ||
Herself the original of Jo—Her early life—Her father's peculiar school—Whipping the teacher—Her first stories—Teaches school—Contributes to the Saturday Evening Gazette—She describes her early successes—Writes a play—On the free list at the theatre—Becomes an author by profession—A volunteer nurse in the war—Her hospital sketches published—Little Women—Translated into French—Her unbounded popularity—Her Concord home described . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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VII. GEORGE ELIOT. | ||
Warwickshire—Birthplace and parentage—Character of her father—His traits reproduced in Caleb Garth and Adam Bede |