Kindness (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from KindnessFrederick william faber was the son of Mr. Thomas Henry Faber, a Protestant gentleman of French descent. He was born at his grandfather's residence, the Vicarage of Calverley, in Yorkshire, on June 28, 1814. In the following year his father removed to Bishop Auckland, Where the family continued to reside till his father's death in 183 3.Frederick, who was his mother's idol, was a singularly attractive child, and gave early indications Of the brilliant genius which afterwards distinguished him. His parents, both Of whom were persons of much intellectual culture, spared no pains to foster the nascent talents Of their boy, and were rewarded beyond their dreams by the results.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.