THE STORY OF A GREAT REFORM
TOLD BY HIS DAUGHTER
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
ADELPHI TERRACE
MCMVII
All rights reserved.
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.)