A Beacon for the Blind Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General
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A BEACON FOR THE BLIND
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Introduction
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I WATERLOO, THE MAYOR, AND THE BABY
CHAPTER II THE BOY LECTURER
CHAPTER III THE TALL STUDENT
CHAPTER IV A SET BACK
CHAPTER V DARKNESS
CHAPTER VI HAPPINESS
CHAPTER VII DISTRACTION
CHAPTER VIII THE PROBLEM OF THE POOR
CHAPTER IX THE GOOD SAMARITAN
CHAPTER X THE YOUNG ECONOMIST
CHAPTER XI A PROGRAMME OF HELPFULNESS
CHAPTER XII THE SCHOOLS OF THE POOR
CHAPTER XIII THE NEW M.P. AND THE CLUB
CHAPTER XIV THE WOMAN AND THE VOTE
CHAPTER XV BLIND SUPERSTITIONS
CHAPTER XVI PURE POLITICS
CHAPTER XVII A PROPHETIC QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT
CHAPTER XVIII GLADSTONE PRIME MINISTER
CHAPTER XIX THE STOLEN COMMONS
CHAPTER XX THE FIGHT FOR THE FOREST
CHAPTER XXI FOR THE PEOPLE’s WOODS AND STREAMS
CHAPTER XXII WHAT INDIA PAID
CHAPTER XXIII THE ‘ONE MAN WHO CARED FOR INDIA’
CHAPTER XXIV FAMINE, TURKS AND INDIANS
CHAPTER XXV LIBERALS IN POWER
CHAPTER XXVI FRESH AIR, BLUE RIBBONS, AND POSTMEN
CHAPTER XXVII THE PENNIES OF THE POOR
CHAPTER XXVIII AT HOME AND AT COURT
CHAPTER XXIX A GRAVE ILLNESS
CHAPTER XXX AMONG THE BLIND
CHAPTER XXXI LIGHT
HENRY FAWCETT BORN 1833, DIED NOV. 6, 1884
APPENDIX
MEMORIALS
HENRY FAWCETT BORN 26 AUGUST 1833. DIED 6 NOVEMBER 1884
Extract from a Letter from Mrs. Fawcett’s Sister
MEMORIALS
HENRY FAWCETT BORN 26 AUGUST 1833. DIED 6 NOVEMBER 1884
Extract from a Letter from Mrs. Fawcett’s Sister
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