SIR ROWLAND HILL
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THE STORY OF A GREAT REFORM TOLD BY HIS DAUGHTER
FACSIMILE OF THE ORIGINAL SKETCH FOR THE POSTAGE STAMP
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
ADELPHI TERRACE
MCMVII
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROWLAND HILL AND CAROLINE PEARSON (Born December 3, 1795, (Born November 25, 1796, Died August 27, 1879) Died May 27, 1881)
THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN BY THEIR LAST REMAINING IMMEDIATE DESCENDANT ELEANOR C. SMYTH
“A fond desire to preserve the memory of those we love from oblivion is an almost universal sentiment.”
—(Lord Dufferin on his mother—Songs, Poems, and Verses. By Helen, Lady Dufferin.)
“Reform does not spell ruin, lads—remember Rowland Hill!”
—(Punch on the Postal Reform Jubilee, 1890.)