Two Pictures: Or, What We Think of Ourselves and What the World Thinks of Us

by Maria Jane McIntosh

Excerpt from Two Or What We Think of Ourselves, and What the World Thinks of UsThe incidentaand with the one exception to which allusion has been made, the characters of the book are purely imaginary, - its principles, she trusts, will be recognized as universally and eternally true. It may, perhaps, be as well to say that the scheme of Hugh Moray, for the gradual elevation of those com mitted to his care, was suggested by her acquaintance with various experiments made by conscientious Southern masters, for the advantage of their slaves. The work was not only planned, but nearly complet ed, while there was peace in the land, and nothing seemed likely to interfere with the execution of de signs so truly Christian. The delay in its publication has been the result of circumstances of no interest to any but the author.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

476 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Maria Jane McIntosh (1803 Sunbury, Georgia – 25 February 1878 Morristown, New Jersey) was a writer. She also published as Aunt Kitty.

Maria's father, Major Lachlan McIntosh fought in the American Revolutionary War, afterwards establishing a law practice in Sunbury, and starting a family.

Maria was educated in the Academy of Sunbury, and moved to New York City in 1835 to live with her brother, James M. McIntosh, after the death of both of her parents. Having lost her fortune in the Panic of 1837, she adopted authorship as a means of support.

Under the pen name of “Aunt Kitty” she published a juvenile story entitled “Blind Alice” that at once became popular (1841), and was followed by others (New York, 1843), the whole series being issued in one volume as Aunt Kitty's Tales (1847). On the recommendation of the tragedian Macready, these and many of her subsequent tales were reprinted in London. Her writings are each illustrative of a moral sentiment.