Category: Biographies

Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)

Margaret's residence at the Greeley mansion.--Appearance in New York society.--Visits to women imprisoned at Sing Sing and on Blackwell's Island.--Letters to her brothers.--"Woman in the Nineteenth Century."--Essay on American Literature.--View of contemporary Authors 140

Chapters

33. CHAPTER XVII.

The preceding narrative has necessarily involved some consideration of the writings which gave its subject her place among the authors of her time. This consideration has been c...

25. CHAPTER IX.

MARGARET'S RESIDENCE AT THE GREELEY MANSION.--APPEARANCE IN NEW YORK SOCIETY.--VISITS TO WOMEN IMPRISONED AT SING SING AND ON BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.--LETTERS TO HER BROTHERS.--"WOM...

23. CHAPTER VII.

Among Margaret's life-long characteristics was a genuine love of little children, which sprang from a deep sense of the beauty and sacredness of childhood. When she visited the...

21. CHAPTER V.

Margaret's removal was to Boston, where a twofold labor was before her. She was engaged to teach Latin and French in Mr. Alcott's school, then at the height of its prosperity, a...

31. CHAPTER XV.

SIEGE OF ROME.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED.--ANXIETY ABOUT HER HUSBAND AND CHILD.--BATTLE BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND ITALIAN TROOPS.--THE SURRENDER.--GARIBALDI'S DEPART...

26. CHAPTER X.

OCEAN VOYAGE.--ARRIVAL AT LIVERPOOL.--THE LAKE COUNTRY.--WORDSWORTH.--MISS MARTINEAU.--EDINBURGH.--DE QUINCEY.--MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.--NIGHT ON BEN LOMOND.--JAMES MARTINEAU.--WI...

17. CHAPTER I.

The subject of the following sketch, Sarah Margaret Fuller, has already been most fortunate in her biographers. Cut off herself in the prime of life, she left behind her devoted...

20. CHAPTER IV.

Margaret's enthusiasm for art was in some measure the result of her study of Goethe. Yet she had in herself a love of the beautiful, and a sense of its office in life, which wou...

29. CHAPTER XIII.

PERIOD OF AGITATION IN ROME.--MARGARET'S ZEAL FOR ITALIAN FREEDOM.--HER RETURN TO ROME.--REVIEW OF THE CIVIC GUARD.--CHURCH FASTS AND FEASTS.--POPE PIUS.--THE RAINY SEASON.--PRO...

27. CHAPTER XI.

PARIS.--MARGARET'S RECEPTION THERE.--GEORGE SAND.--CHOPIN.--RACHEL.--LAMENNAIS.--BÉRANGER.--CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.--BERRYER.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--ITALIAN OPERA.--ALEXANDRE VAT...

22. CHAPTER VI.

It is now time for us to speak of the portrait of Margaret drawn by the hand of William Henry Channing. And first give us leave to say that Mr. Emerson's very valuable statement...

32. CHAPTER XVI.

MARGARET TURNS HER FACE HOMEWARD.--LAST LETTER TO HER MOTHER.--THE BARQUE "ELIZABETH."--PRESAGES AND OMENS.--DEATH OF THE CAPTAIN.--ANGELO'S ILLNESS.--THE WRECK.--- THE LONG STR...

18. CHAPTER II.

Dr. Hedge, a life-long friend of Margaret, has given a very interesting sketch of her in her girlhood. He first met her when he was a student at Harvard, and she a maiden of thi...

30. CHAPTER XIV.

MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSS...

19. CHAPTER III.

It was to be expected that in such a correspondence as that between Margaret and James Freeman Clarke the chord of religious belief would not remain untouched. From Margaret's o...

24. CHAPTER VIII.

When Margaret stepped for the last time across the threshold of her mother's home, she must have had the rare comfort of knowing that she had done everything in her power to pro...

28. CHAPTER XII.

MARGARET'S FIRST DAYS IN ROME.--ANTIQUITIES.--VISITS TO STUDIOS AND GALLERIES.--HER OPINIONS CONCERNING THE OLD MASTERS.--HER SYMPATHY WITH THE PEOPLE.--POPE PIUS.--CELEBRATION...

14. CHAPTER XV.

Siege of Rome.--Margaret's care of the sick and wounded.--Anxiety about her husband and child.--Battle between the French and Italian troops.--The Surrender.--Garibaldi's depart...

12. CHAPTER XIII.

Period of agitation in Rome.--Margaret's zeal for Italian Freedom.--Her return to Rome.--Review of the Civic Guard.--Church Fasts and Feasts.--Pope Pius.--The Rainy Season.--Pro...

13. CHAPTER XIV.

Margaret's marriage.--Character of the Marchese Ossoli.--Margaret's first meeting with him.--Reasons for not divulging the marriage.--Aquila.--Rieti.--Birth of Angelo Eugene Oss...

11. CHAPTER XII.

Margaret's first days in Rome.--Antiquities.--Visits to Studios and Galleries.--Her opinions concerning the Old Masters.--Her sympathy with the People.--Pope Pius.--Celebration...

9. CHAPTER X.

Ocean voyage.--Arrival at Liverpool.--The Lake Country.--Wordsworth.--Miss Martineau.--Edinburgh.--De Quincey.--Mary, Queen of Scots.--Night on Ben Lomond.--James Martineau.--Wi...

8. CHAPTER IX.

Margaret's residence at the Greeley mansion.--Appearance in New York society.--Visits to women imprisoned at Sing Sing and on Blackwell's Island.--Letters to her brothers.--"Wom...

10. CHAPTER XI.

Paris.--Margaret's reception there.--George Sand.--Chopin.--Rachel.--Lamennais.--Béranger.--Chamber of Deputies.--Berryer.--Ball at the Tuileries.--Italian Opera.--Alexandre Vat...

15. CHAPTER XVI.

Margaret turns her face homeward.--Last letter to her mother.--The barque "Elizabeth."--Presages and omens.--Death of the captain.--Angelo's illness.--The wreck.--The long strug...

7. CHAPTER VIII.

4. CHAPTER V.

6. CHAPTER VII.

3. CHAPTER IV.

5. CHAPTER VI.

1. CHAPTER II.

2. CHAPTER III.

16. CHAPTER XVII.