The Life and Letters of Sir John Hall

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Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Sir John Hall: M.D., K. C. B., F. R. C. S Englishman. The life-story of a man who is a connecting link in our Medical Department be tween the hospitals of Waterloo and the Crimea is of more than ordinary interest to the British reader. The pages of our history may be searched in vain for two names more heart-stirring to the Englishman than those of Waterloo and the Crimea, while the fact that a Hindu is the bio grapher adds a vivid touch of true Imperialism to the volume which very few works can claim. One who has been through the whole of the Crimean campaign need make no apology for writing 3. Foreword to the Life of a prominent Crimean Officer. But that is not my only reason for associating my name with this work. In these days, I am afraid, we think much of material ties as connecting links of Imperialism, but after all, the sentimental bond, especially with our Oriental fellow-subjects, is far stronger than anything we can possibly substitute. Those who, like myself, have lived long in the East will at once feel the force of what I say. Sentiment has a kind of divine alchemy which unites nations as well as individuals, and therefore to the true Imperialist this volume represents more than the biography of Sir John Hall. Mr. Mitra, I believe, was first made known to the British public by the Graphic. 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.