y separately published work icon A Memoir of the Life of Charles Macdonald single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 A Memoir of the Life of Charles Macdonald
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Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Blindness.
    Type of character Primary (autobiographical).
    Point of view Unconfirmed (probably first person).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:James Tegg , 1838 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Fate of Genius, Charles Macdonald , single work essay
'In the hope of inducing some to commiserate my condition, I have, if I may say, as a last resort, resolved to lay before them a short narrative of my life. In a community so proverbially prosperous and wealthy, there will surely be found persons whom the dictates of humanity and the ordinary sympathies of their nature will induce to assist the indigent and succour the distressed.'

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Works about this Work

Charles Macdonald, The Blind Poet 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 October vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of A Memoir of the Life of Charles Macdonald Charles Macdonald , 1838 single work autobiography ; The Fate of Genius Charles Macdonald , 1838 single work essay
'The little work is well worthy the perusal of all individuals inclined to humanity, for certainly there is not an affliction greater to the human species than that of blindness, which this poor man is cast down, and rendered comparatively useless to society. The main object of the Author is to create a feeling of compassion in the hearts of the inhabitants of his adopted land, in oeder that a sufficient sum may be raised to defray his expenses to England, where he anticipates relief by an operation upon his eyes.'
Charles Macdonald, The Blind Poet 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 October vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of A Memoir of the Life of Charles Macdonald Charles Macdonald , 1838 single work autobiography ; The Fate of Genius Charles Macdonald , 1838 single work essay
'The little work is well worthy the perusal of all individuals inclined to humanity, for certainly there is not an affliction greater to the human species than that of blindness, which this poor man is cast down, and rendered comparatively useless to society. The main object of the Author is to create a feeling of compassion in the hearts of the inhabitants of his adopted land, in oeder that a sufficient sum may be raised to defray his expenses to England, where he anticipates relief by an operation upon his eyes.'
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