W. R. W. Stephens
Published: 2015-07-06
Total Pages: 650
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Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook The object of this Edition is to bring the work within the reach of many readers who were unable to purchase it in the larger and more expensive shape in which it first appeared two years ago. A few letters have necessarily been omitted, and the narrative, although substantially unaltered, has been in parts condensed. On the other hand, two interesting events, omitted in former editions, have been recorded in the present volume. Of these the first (which is mentioned on p. 528) was Dr. Hook's generous support of the Rev. F. Maurice, on an occasion when Mr. Maurice was subjected, as he thought, to an unjust and narrow-minded attack. The information concerning this incident has been very kindly supplied to me by the Rev. Francis Garden, Subdean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. The second incident (recorded on p. 593), for the materials of which I am indebted to Dr. Liddon, Canon of St. Paul's, was the renewal of correspondence between Dr. Hook and Dr. Pusey, after it had been long suspended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
