02577cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500920014026400510023230000470028333600260033033700260035633800360038250000310041850502610044950801850071052011470089553400450204265300220208765300370210970000330214685600430217999900170222255353UtSlPG20260610134256.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aCT1 aSkinner, Harriet Pearl10aBoys Who Became Famous Men :bStories of the Childhood of Poets, Artists, and Musicians 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-08-130 aBeni's keeper: Giotto -- The victor: Bach -- "The little boy at Aberdeen": Byron -- "Tom Pear-Tree's portrait": Gainsborough -- Georg's champion: Händel -- Six hundred plus one: Coleridge -- The lion that helped: Canova -- Frédéric of Warsaw: Chopin.  aProduced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"Boys Who Became Famous Men" by Harriet Pearl Skinner is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. This charming compilation recounts the childhood tales of well-known figures such as poets, artists, and musicians, illustrating how their early experiences shaped their futures. Each chapter focuses on a different character, including the painter Giotto and the composer Bach, offering readers a glimpse into their formative years and the moments that sparked their creative brilliance.  The opening of the book introduces the reader to the story of Giotto, a young shepherd boy in the Apennines, who dreams of becoming a great artist. While tending to his father's sheep, he discovers his talent for drawing when he sketches a sheep named Beni on a flat stone. His spontaneous determination catches the attention of Cimabue, a renowned painter who invites Giotto to Florence to study art. This enchanting beginning sets the stage for the themes of aspiration and mentorship that permeate the stories, showcasing how the seeds of greatness are often planted in humble beginnings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBoys -- Biography  aBiography -- Juvenile literature1 aGallagher, Sears,d1869-195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55353  c96184d96184