[Gutenberg 31721] • Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind

This early works was originally published in 1891. It is a comprehensive and informative look at the work of Elizabeth Gilbert with the blind. PREFACE: We all know the limitations of blindness. When we also realise that there remain to the blind all hopes and aspirations, all the interest, duties, and obligations, all the affections and the manifold claims within and without which belong to humanity, we shall earnestly seek to minimise their disabilities. We shall discover that it is possible to rescue them from the workhouse and the streets, to enable them to lead useful and happy lives, to provide homes for themselves and those dependent on them, to fulfil all the duties of good citizens......Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.