Adventures of a deaf-mute

Adventures of a deaf-mute

Swett, William B., 1824-1884

Title pages

Deaf

Pamphlets

Another specimen of mendicant literature is this pamphlet by carpenter William B. Swett, recounting his explorations in the mountains of New Hampshire. Proceeds from its original printing were devoted to the Boston Deaf-Mute Mission, but Swett's failing eyesight prompted a reprinting of the pamphlet for his own support "that the profits thereof may help him along through this present affliction, peculiarly unfortunate to one who had already lost hearing and speech. All purchasers of this book will understand that they are aiding a deaf-mute, who, while able, actively devoted his energies to the welfare of his fellows in misfortune, and deserves some return therefor in his now darkened days."

Front cover of William B. Swett's pamphlet Adventures of a deaf-mute

Swett, William B., 1824-1884

William B. Swett

1875

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1 title page

English

DigID0002817

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