Download or read book The British Bee Journal, and Bee-Keepers' Adviser, Vol. 25 written by Thos. Wm. Cowan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British Bee Journal, and Bee-Keepers' Adviser, Vol. 25: January December, 1897 Whether or not modesty in a public man is recognised as'a useful quality, or otherwise, we will not stop to inquire', but, to the writer at least, it has always seemed a remarkable thing that, While men more or less eminent - or even prominent - ia the world oi bee keeping have been made familiar to all interested in the literature of the pursuit by their portraits, the one among the whole who (it is not too much to say) probably is better known and more! Universally esteemed the wide world over than any other, has gently, but firmly, Withheld his consent to any publicity of this kind for himself. 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.