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* 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.
'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.'
Charles Macdonald, The Blind Poet1838single work review — Appears in:
Commercial Journal and Advertiser,20 Octobervol.
4no.
3211838;(p. 2) — Review of
A Memoir of the Life of Charles MacdonaldCharles Macdonald,
1838single work autobiography ; The Fate of GeniusCharles Macdonald,
1838single 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 Poet1838single work review — Appears in:
Commercial Journal and Advertiser,20 Octobervol.
4no.
3211838;(p. 2) — Review of
A Memoir of the Life of Charles MacdonaldCharles Macdonald,
1838single work autobiography ; The Fate of GeniusCharles Macdonald,
1838single 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.'
