Life and Lillian Gish by Albert Bigelow Paine

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.html.images 537 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.epub3.images 954 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.epub.images 954 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.epub.noimages 328 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.kf8.images 1.0 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.kindle.images 1015 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55169.txt.utf-8 496 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55169/pg55169-h.zip 831 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937
LoC No. 32030236
Title Life and Lillian Gish
Note Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary "Life and Lillian Gish" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the life and career of Lillian Gish, one of the most celebrated actresses of the silent film era. It delves into Gish's upbringing, her journey into acting as a child, and her significant contributions to American theater and cinema. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Lillian Gish's early life in Springfield, Ohio, and the circumstances surrounding her birth, which some believed indicated a unique destiny due to her being born with a caul. The narrative shifts to her childhood, highlighting her family's moves and Lillian's introduction to performance at a young age. The opening chapters reveal her experiences as a child actor, often accompanied by her mother and sister Dorothy Gish, while showcasing Lillian's calm and introspective nature contrasted against the lively demeanor of her sister. As the story unfolds, the challenges and adventures of being a young performer on the road are vividly depicted, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration of her illustrious career in the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
Category Text
EBook-No. 55169
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 114 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!