A Memoir Of The Life Of John Tulloch Principal And Primarius Professor Of St Marys College St Andrews

Author : Margaret Wilson Oliphant
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332696584
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book A Memoir of the Life of John Tulloch, D.D., LL. D written by Margaret Wilson Oliphant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Memoir of the Life of John Tulloch, D.D., LL. D: Principal and Primarius Professor of St. Mary's College, St. Andrews, Dean of the Most Ancient and Honourable Order of the Thistle; One of Her Majesty's Chaplains in Scotland, Etc;, Etc IN making my acknowledgments for the help afforded me in preparing this Memoir, I must mention first the chief and most effectual aid of all given by one who has herself become partially its subject as well as its leading author ity, Mrs Tulloch, who since the beginning of the work has rejoined the husband to whom her life had been devoted. From her I received the incaleulable help of a series of letters extending over a space of nearly forty years, and full of all the thoughts, plans, and wishes of the Princi pal's life. I have to thank the other members of the family, and particularly the Rev. W. W. Tulloch, Mrs Frank Tarver, and Miss Tulloch, for the complete facilities afforded me, and for many recollections and elucidations of obscure in cidents and movements. The same thanks are due to the Rev. Dr Dickson, the friend of the Principal's youth as well as of his mature years, and the Rev. Dr Story, both of Glasgow University, for the many letters addressed to them; and also for the revision which both these gentlemen have given to my work, along with explanations of the state of Scotch affairs, very necessary to its completeness. Among others Who have given similar aid, Professor Baynes of St Andrews, who survived his friend and associate only a short. 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.