Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women

"Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02" by Elbert Hubbard is a book of short biographies from the early 1900s that shines a light on the extraordinary lives of remarkable women such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Martineau, and Charlotte Brontë. Hubbard celebrates these women, focusing on their hard work and importance in areas like books, new ways of thinking, and never giving up. Elbert Hubbard II, the author’s son, starts the book with his own story about growing up around the Roycroft Shops. The volume then presents Elizabeth Barrett Browning, telling the story of her early years, her education, and what inspired her poems, along with her deep and loving relationship with Robert Browning. This account paints a picture of her health issues, her relationship with her father, and how her writing changed over time, illustrating the themes of imagination and close relationships that fill the book.