General Sir Arthur Cotton His Life And Work

About the Book:-The author reveals that in placing before her readers the Memoir of her Father, and his life work for the benefit of India, in its deliverance from the disastrous effects of Famine, as well as its increased prosperity, she has felt that she is only undertaking a task which it was his bounden duty to accomplish to the best of her ability. She felt it incumbent upon her to obey the request her father had so often made, in his own touching and pathetic way, that he would gather together the various papers and documents which he had left, and make use of them for the benefit of India, and the supplying of its vast needs. A duty thus inculcated by one so beloved, whose slightest wish had always been a law to her, could only be undertaken in the spirit of loyal obedience, and a true desire to further his highest ideals. Her father was truly an empire maker, as he was an empire lover; no one ever more zealously longed for the spread of England’s civilisation, her privileges and her blessings over distant lands where, hidden too often behind the curtain of natural beauty, or surface intellectuality, there lies a hidden depth of misery and darkness, such as we, in our favoured country, can scarcely know. This book covers with some Famine Prevention Studies by William Digby. It contains portraits, maps, and illustrations. This book is a reprint of the 1900 edition. About the Author:-Elizabeth Reid Cotton, who became Lady Hope when she married Sir James Hope in 1877, was a British evangelist active in the Temperance movement. In 1915, she claimed to have visited the British naturalist Charles Darwin shortly before his death in 1882, during which interview Hope said Darwin spoke of second thoughts about publicizing his theory of natural selection. That Hope visited Darwin is possibly true, though denied by Darwin's family, but her interpretation of what Darwin said at the putative interview is much less likely. She was born in Tasmania, Australia. Returning to England after her father's retirement in 1861, the family resided in Hadley Green and came under the influence of the Rev. William. William Digby was a British author, journalist and humanitarian. While working in Sri Lanka, Digby was involved in a temperance campaign and another one for abolishing food taxes. While working in India, he witnessed the Great Famine of 1876–78 and involved himself in relief works. He served as the Honorary Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Famine Relief Fund. The Title 'General Sir Arthur Cotton His Life And Work written/authored/edited by Hope', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121234290 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 653 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-