Excerpt from The Life of John Duncan Scotch Weaver and Botanist: With Sketches of His Friends and Notices of the Times This is the simple tale of the aged botanical weaver of whom some account was given in Good Words of 1878, since reprinted, in 1880, in H. A. Page's Leaders of Men. His pitiful case, when he was compelled to fall on the parish through no fault of his, was also brought before the country by the author in January, 188 I. The appeal then made was generously responded to by spontaneous contri butions from ...
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Excerpt from The Life of John Duncan Scotch Weaver and Botanist: With Sketches of His Friends and Notices of the Times This is the simple tale of the aged botanical weaver of whom some account was given in Good Words of 1878, since reprinted, in 1880, in H. A. Page's Leaders of Men. His pitiful case, when he was compelled to fall on the parish through no fault of his, was also brought before the country by the author in January, 188 I. The appeal then made was generously responded to by spontaneous contri butions from admirers in all parts, including Her Majesty the Queen; general interest was roused in the man; his case was advocated 'by the press, not excepting our highest journals; and accounts of him appeared in various places, notably in Nature, which warmly espoused his claims and gathered subscriptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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