Originally published in 1948, this book is of a remarkable gentleman, Alexander Stewart, who was born in Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, in 1790, and died in 1874. In middle life he wrote for his children an account of his adventurous youth, when he ran away to sea, was captured by the French, and spent some ten years as a prisoner. On returning home, he took to teaching, but then came a compelling inner call to the Christian ministry, and for the remainder of his life he preached the gospel with characteristic vigour and courage.
Sir P. Malcolm Stewart, his grandson, in his Preface speaks of his “sense of pride in Alexander Stewart’s patience, endurance, and determination, in his great physical and moral courage, and his fight for freedom whether in prison or in the ministry.”
“The style of writing,” says Alexander Stewart, “which I have adopted is that of unadorned narrative,” and such a story needed no external embellishments. His early narrative is given in extenso; the later portion is taken and abridged from his diary. Altogether it is a remarkable addition to the corpus of memoirs of the Napoleonic era.
This book is a re-issue originally published in 1948. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
By:
Alexander Stewart
Edited by:
Albert Peel
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032882062
ISBN 10: 1032882069
Series: Sir Halley Stewart Trust: Publications
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 November 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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College/higher education
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Adult education
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Primary
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Preface. 1. Narrative to 1820 2. Training for the Ministry, 1820–1823 3. Beginning at Barnet, 1823–1827 4. Church and School, 1827–1832 5. ‘A Treble Course’, 1832–1841 6. Crisis and Removal, 1841–1847 7. Palmer House, 1847–1869 8. Epilogue. The Halley Stewart Trust. Map (see URL).
Alexander Stewart (1790–1874) was the father of Sir Halley Stewart. Albert Peel (1887–1949) was a Congregational Minister and Historian.
