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100 1 _aHolt, Winifred,
_d1870-1945
245 1 2 _aA Beacon for the Blind: Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-06-12
508 _aE-text prepared by Richard Hulse, Elizabeth Oscanyan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"A Beacon for the Blind: Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General" by Winifred Holt is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the inspiring life of Henry Fawcett, a man who overcame his blindness to become a prominent political figure and postmaster-general in England. It explores his resilience, personal challenges, and contributions to society, aiming to highlight the power of the human spirit in facing adversity. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Fawcett’s life story by detailing the circumstances of his birth and early influences. It introduces readers to his father, William Fawcett, a passionate reformer and mayor of Salisbury, who laid a foundational ethos of public service and political activism. The narrative unfolds with Fawcett's childhood experiences, showcasing his initial curiosity and intelligence, which foreshadow his later intellectual pursuits. The introduction captures the essence of Fawcett's journey, detailing his gradual rise in political circles, his love for nature, and his growing ambitions, all while subtly hinting at the challenges that blindness would later impose on his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFawcett, Henry, 1833-1884
700 1 _aBryce, James Bryce, Viscount,
_d1838-1922
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52310
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