"Frances Mary Buss and her work for education" by Annie E. Ridley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter iv. friendships. "A true friend is one lhat makes us do all we can; those who trust us, educate us." "To have friends one must be a friend," was true of this life on both sides. She was a. friend, and she had friends in abundance. Of her women-friends we have had full proof, and we may count almost as many men who mourn her loss with feeling scarcely less intense. Many who are less known to fame will echo words like these from some of the leaders in education. The Bishop of Winchester writes of her as " one of the truest, wisest, and ablest women it has ever been my privilege to know and esteem as a friend." Dr. W. G. Bell, of Cambridge, adds, "Only those who had the privilege of being called her friend-realized how faithful she was to her friendships, as well as.loyal to the work which was so dear to her." Dr. Wormell, on hearing of the fatal nature of her illness, speaks from a full heart--"The news you give me fills me with sadness. Miss Buss gave me her helping hand and cheering smile when I had few friends, and had scarcely crept from obscurity. It is not easy for me to say what is the depth and length and breadth of my affection for her--in all dimensions it is beyond measure. I grieve as one who suffers irreparable loss, and can scarcely ask myself what of others who have been closer to her?" Dr. Hiron says that--"illness prevents the privilege of joining those who will gather in large numbers to do her honour. But though not present in person I shall be with them in spirit, and in the hearty desire to give to her of the fullest appreciation of her personal qualities and of her great services to the cause of education, particularly of the higher education of women. "I first met her at Dr. Hodgson's, nearly twenty-five...

Excerpt from Frances Mary Buss, and Her Work for Education IN a life written by a friend for friends there must of necessity be more of the intimacy of private friendship than in a record written dis passionately for an unknown public. The world in general knows Frances Mary Buss as a public worker - capable, energetic, successful. By her friends she was loved as one of the most womanly of women - true, and tender, and loyal. Her work, to which all women of this generation owe so much, must assume prominence in the story of her life; but What is most desired is to show her as she was to her friends. 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.