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When Edward Temple was about eight or nine years old he was afflicted with a disorder of the eyes. It was so severe, and his sight was naturally so delicate, that the surgeon felt some apprehensions lest the boy should become totally blind. He therefore gave strict directions to keep him in a darkened chamber, with a bandage over his eyes. Not a ray of the blessed light of heaven could be suffered to visit the poor lad. This was a sad thing for Edward. It was just the same as if there were to be no more sunshine, nor moonlight, nor glow of the. | Biographical Stories 1 Biographical Stories Project Gutenberg EBook Biographical Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne From True Stories of History and Biography 81 in our series by Nathaniel Hawthorne Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the legal small print and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg and how to get involved. Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts EBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers Since 1971 These EBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers Title Biographical Stories From True Stories of History and Biography Author Nathaniel Hawthorne Release Date Nov 2005 EBook 9254 Yes we are more than one year ahead of schedule This file was first posted on September 25 2003 Edition 10 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES This eBook was produced by David Widger widger@ TRUE STORIES OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY By Nathaniel Hawthorne BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES CONTENTS BENJAMIN WEST. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. SAMUEL JOHNSON. OLIVER CROMWELL. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. QUEEN CHRISTINA. BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES CHAPTER 1. 2 This small volume and others of a similar character from the same hand have not been composed without a deep sense of responsibility. The author regards children as sacred and would not for the world cast anything into the fountain of a young heart that might imbitter and pollute its waters. And even in point of the .