Excerpt from Memoir and Correspondence of Eliza P. Gurney The many allusions to seasons of affliction and bereavement which these letters contain, may give to the volume a sombre cast not fairly descriptive of the life which it is sought to represent, - a life which, both in Europe and America, was substantially a bright and happy one. E. P. Gurney was by nature and by grace well fitted to take her place in a circle of which one of its members writes Third mo. 1sth, 1869, urging her return to England: Though there has been much to try and humble us, \ thou wouldst not find the family overwhelmed. I think they have a wonderful power of looking at and enjoying present blessings, and rising above sorrow, however deeply it may wound. 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.