Project Gutenberg 2025-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 164 Lundie, R. H. (Robert Henry) 1824 1885 Lundie, Robert Henry Alexander Balfour : $b a memoir $aLondon :$bJames Nisbet & Co., $c1890. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Alexander Balfour: a memoir" by R. H. Lundie is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the life and character of Alexander Balfour, a prominent Liverpool merchant known for his Christian faith, philanthropy, and commitment to public service. The memoir aims to highlight Balfour's personal values, family heritage, and his exemplary influence as both a businessman and a humanitarian, making it particularly appealing to those interested in inspirational lives shaped by faith and public-spiritedness. The opening of the memoir introduces Alexander Balfour’s family background in Fifeshire, Scotland, emphasizing his ancestry, early lessons in generosity, and the importance of both parental and ancestral influence on his character. Balfour’s childhood is depicted as marked by compassion and resourcefulness, traits that carried into his adulthood. The narrative then follows his transition to Liverpool due to economic necessity, his early struggles and resilience, and the significant friendships and spiritual development he experienced there. The memoir’s early chapters highlight Balfour’s growing commitment to Christian service, recounting personal and professional milestones that reveal a life dedicated to honest business practice, social reform, and generous charity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220526033534lundie 1890 GB Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scotland -- Biography Liverpool (England) -- Biography Balfour, Alexander, 1824-1886 CT Text Category: Biographies 520972 2025-09-30T05:02:48.247260 text/html 495834 2025-04-01T08:26:59 text/html 721644 2025-09-30T05:02:56.229241 application/epub+zip 726451 2025-09-30T05:02:50.008244 application/epub+zip 304586 2025-09-30T05:02:49.066267 application/epub+zip 878478 2025-09-30T05:03:00.733227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 830184 2025-09-30T05:02:55.259205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463732 2025-09-30T05:02:47.217297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443865 2025-04-01T08:26:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15805 2025-09-30T05:03:00.883178 application/rdf+xml 18115 2025-09-30T05:02:49.198232 image/jpeg 2135 2025-09-30T05:02:49.130262 image/jpeg 711231 2025-09-30T05:02:48.294260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog