Download or read book An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, Including Many of His Original Letters (Classic Reprint) written by William Forbes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, Including Many of His Original Letters In order to exhibit to the reader a faithful portrait of the ori ginal, I propose to follow the example of Mr Mason in his life of Gray, by producing some of the most interesting of Dr Beattie's letters, and connecting them by a narrative, at proper periods, of the principal incidents of his life. By this method, he will, in no inconsiderable degree, be his own biographer. And those letters will more clearly Show the genuine goodness of his heart, and the soundness of his judgment, than any laboured character of him that could possibly be drawn. 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.