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Biographical Sketches

Harriet Martineau

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Excerpt from Biographical Sketches
It has been suggested to me that these Sketches should be reproduced in a convenient form for readers who may wish that they were more accessible than when hidden in the files of a newspaper. Such a proposal, made by a judgment which I respect, is gratifying to me; and I can have no hesitation in accepting it. I have therefore collected all the Memoirs I have written for the Daily News, from my first connexion with the paper in 1852. It is from one of the gentlemen connected with that journal, Mr. J. R. Robinson, that the suggestion has proceeded; and it was accompanied by a generous consideration which obviates all difficulty in complying with it. Aware that my state of health renders all literary exertion impossible, Mr. Robinson desired to charge himself with all the trouble and responsibility, while leaving me all the advantages, of the publication. I have therefore had nothing to do but to put the material into his hands, duly arranged; and it has been carried through the press, and presented to the public, under his care and judgment.
As for my own share in the business, it was evident to me at the first glance over my material that the Sketches must be presented unaltered.

Language: English

Pages: 468

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palala Press

Release: May 19, 2016

ISBN: 1357506600

ISBN 13: 9781357506605

Biographical Sketches

Harriet Martineau

0/5 ( ratings)

Excerpt from Biographical Sketches
It has been suggested to me that these Sketches should be reproduced in a convenient form for readers who may wish that they were more accessible than when hidden in the files of a newspaper. Such a proposal, made by a judgment which I respect, is gratifying to me; and I can have no hesitation in accepting it. I have therefore collected all the Memoirs I have written for the Daily News, from my first connexion with the paper in 1852. It is from one of the gentlemen connected with that journal, Mr. J. R. Robinson, that the suggestion has proceeded; and it was accompanied by a generous consideration which obviates all difficulty in complying with it. Aware that my state of health renders all literary exertion impossible, Mr. Robinson desired to charge himself with all the trouble and responsibility, while leaving me all the advantages, of the publication. I have therefore had nothing to do but to put the material into his hands, duly arranged; and it has been carried through the press, and presented to the public, under his care and judgment.
As for my own share in the business, it was evident to me at the first glance over my material that the Sketches must be presented unaltered.

Language: English

Pages: 468

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palala Press

Release: May 19, 2016

ISBN: 1357506600

ISBN 13: 9781357506605

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