# Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women

Author: Lord, John, 1810-1894

Genre: Children's History

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10533

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Beacon+Lights+of+History%2C+Volume+07%3A+Great+Women+Lord&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Love, the flower of Eden The two Venuses of Socrates The Venus Urania The memory of Héloïse cherished Her birth and education Her extraordinary gifts Her aspirations Peter Abélard His wonderful genius His early scholastic triumphs Abélard at Paris His wit and flippancy His scepticism His successes His love for Héloïse His mad infatuation Scandal of the intimacy Disinterestedness of Héloïse Secret marriage of Abélard and Héloïse Marriage discovered Retirement of Héloïse and Abélard to separate convents His renewed labors His brilliant success Persecution of Abélard Letters to Héloïse Héloïse cannot conquer her love Her high social position Her blameless life Loves of Héloïse and Abélard an...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beacon-lights-of-history-volume-07-great-women-10533/chapters/22/index.md)