Download or read book Men and Memories, Vol. 1 written by John Russell Young and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Men and Memories, Vol. 1: Personal Reminiscences Until my work is done, I cannot die, And then, I would not live. His work had been of almost inconceivable magnitude during the forty-two years of literary life; and remember ing how fixed was his faith in the appointed time, one must believe that the rest was better than further la bor - that his genius is still a living force - and quot ing his beloved Carlyle, that, this long-continued prayer and endeavor may now and for some time coming, have something to say to men. 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.