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Excerpt from Leaves From the Annals of the Sisters of Mercy, Vol. 2 of 3: Containing Sketches of the Order in England, at the Crimea, in Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand The title, Leaves from the Annals of the Sisters of Mercy, shows that these volumes are not to be regarded as a complete history of the Order. We have merely described what we have seen or what circumstances have brought to our knowledge. And we have kept chiefly to its earlier years, and placed upon the candlestick to shine to all the household those valiant groups who now rest from their labors. Should any inaccuracies have crept in those who perceive them are cordially invited to communicate with us. The immense sale of the first volume was a genuine surprise to the writer, the more so as the work was originally intended for private circulation only. We have been deeply affected by the extraordinary appreciation, and even indulgence, with which it has been received. The discriminating sensibility apparent in several "reviews" of the work in both hemispheres, and the words of affectionate encouragement and discerning criticism which have come to us from many sources, are such a response to our views in putting it forth as gives the fullest, rarest joy to an author who has accomplished a most difficult task solely to do good. 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.