The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 1 by Vámbéry
"The Story of My Struggles: The Memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 1" by Vámbéry is a memoir written in the early 20th century. It narrates the life and adventures of Arminius Vambéry, a prominent Hungarian Orientalist and linguist, focusing on his formative years marked by hardship and perseverance. The memoir is likely to explore themes of identity, cultural struggles, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge despite numerous adversities. The opening of thememoir introduces Vambéry's lineage and early childhood defined by profound struggles. Born into a humble Jewish family in Hungary, Vambéry recounts his father's pious character and the challenges faced by his family after his father's death during a cholera outbreak. The narrative vividly depicts his mother's struggles to support the family through various ventures, highlighting the dire poverty that influenced his early life. As Vambéry grapples with physical limitations due to a childhood illness, he showcases a resilient spirit fueled by a fierce determination to overcome the obstacles in his path to education, laying the foundation for the remarkable life journey he later undertakes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Vámbéry, Ármin, 1832-1913 |
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| Title | The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 1 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Albert László, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Vámbéry, Ármin, 1832-1913 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 50812 |
| Release Date | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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