Excerpt from The Life of Charles Silvester Horne, M.A., M. P This book is overdue. Its appearance has been delayed by the war and other causes, and would hardly have been possible now but for Mrs. Horne, who has spent infinite pains in collecting and arranging her husband's volu minous papers and letters. My work has been largely that of an editor, and has been greatly helped by her, and by Home's two brothers, and other members of his family, as well as by his close friend Dr. J. D. Jones. I have thought it well, wherever possible, to let Horne speak for himself. Hence the numerous extracts from his diary and letters. This method accounts for the fact that the space allotted to his work at White fields seems somewhat less than the importance Of the work requires. The diary had come to an end by that time, and the letters of that period naturally deal with events away from home. The book might have been longer and fuller, but it was thought well to keep it within strict limits, that it might be issued at a price Within the reach of all. I hope, however, that it will serve as a not inadequate memorial of a great soul and. 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.