Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. Volume 2 (of 2)

by William Rounseville Alger, Jr. Horatio Alger

EN·~17 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

LIFE OF EDWIN FORREST, THE AMERICAN TRAGEDIAN.

0:21

CHAPTER XIV. NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.—ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART, AND ITS TRUE STANDARD OF CRITICISM.

2:00:41

CHAPTER XV. PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC LIFE.—FONTHILL CASTLE.—JEALOUSY.—DIVORCE.—LAWSUITS.—TRAGEDIES OF LOVE IN HUMAN LIFE AND IN THE DRAMATIC ART.

1:38:06

CHAPTER XVI. PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER.—RELATIONS WITH OTHER PLAYERS.—THE FUTURE OF THE DRAMA.

1:00:56

CHAPTER XVII. OUTER AND INNER LIFE OF THE MAN.

1:20:24

CHAPTER XVIII. PRIZES AND PENALTIES OF FAME.

53:47

CHAPTER XIX. FRIENDSHIPS.—THEIR ESSENTIAL NATURE AND DIFFERENT LEVELS.—THEIR LOSS AND GAIN, GRIEF AND JOY.

1:18:00

CHAPTER XX. PLACE AND RANK OF FORREST AS A PLAYER.—THE CLASSIC, ROMANTIC, NATURAL, AND ARTISTIC SCHOOLS OF ACTING.

3:19:12

CHAPTER XXII. FORREST IN SEVEN OF HIS CHIEF ROLES.—CHARACTERS OF IMAGINATIVE PORTRAITURE.—RICHELIEU.—MACBETH.—RICHARD.—HAMLET.—CORIOLANUS.—OTHELLO.—LEAR.

2:50:08

CHAPTER XXIII. CLOSING YEARS AND THE EARTHLY FINALE.

2:08:12

Description

Jointly authored by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Details

Language

Duration

~17 hours (988K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2020-02-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872

About the authors

William Rounseville Alger

1822–1905

A Unitarian minister, poet, and reform-minded writer, he was best known for bringing religion, philosophy, and moral questions to a wide general audience. His books often explored big themes like death, faith, and human progress in a clear, thoughtful voice.

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Jr. Horatio Alger

1832–1899

Best known for popularizing the classic "rags-to-riches" tale, this 19th-century American writer shaped generations of stories about ambition, luck, and perseverance. His books, especially tales like Ragged Dick, helped turn streetwise young heroes into enduring figures in American fiction.

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