Excerpt from The Sickness and Health of the People of Bleaburn But, independent of all reference to the Singular occurrences which suggested it, this tale has merits of its own, instructive and important lessons, which render its wide circulation desirable. In a form that will invite and command attention, it enforces duties to be discharged, portrays qualities of head and heart to be cultivated, exhibits, either as warning or encouragement, con duct to be avoided or imitated, in every human life; for it describes that which exists substantially, and to some extent, in all communities, and may exist, in a de gree, under any roof. The evils, physical and moral, of ignorance and superstition; the weakness, selfishness, perils, of panic and fear; the true use of the discipline of trial; the contrast between faithfulness and unfaithfulness in the season of temptation; the manner in which trouble reveals the good and evil of the heart; and, above all, the effective influence of a cheerful, firm. 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.