Excerpt from Edward Lincoln Atkinson, 1865-1902 Many who knew and loved the man have come to my aid. Did I not know that they prefer less public recognition, I should say over their names. They know that I thank them, and they will see for themselves how much the book owes to their kindness. 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.