Thomas Bewick

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Excerpt from Thomas Bewick: His Life and Times Thomas Bewick remarks that "a grace and a preface ought not to be too long, " an excellent precept worthy of observance. As has been elsewhere explained, my object in this work has been mainly to relate interesting particulars heard in conversation with my dear old friends the Misses Bewick, embracing the meaning of many of the tailpieces which adorn the "History of British Birds, " and little traits of Thomas Bewick's personal history and habits, believing that nothing would be considered trifling that tends in the least to illustrate the character of a man so eminent as an artist, and of known private worth. These characteristics must have a special value with all who recognise his talents and genius, when Dr. Johnson's reflection is borne in mind, that " lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost for ever." Of the many who have chosen Bewick for their theme, no one has had the friendly intercourse with his family enjoyed by myself, or been favoured so highly. 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.