Sir Arthur Pearson on St. Dunstan's Day, Trafalgar Square

Sir Arthur Pearson (1866-1921), English newspaper and magazine publisher, seen at his wife's stall in Trafalgar Square on St. Dunstan's Day. Sir Arthur founded St. Dunstan's hostel for blinded soldiers and sailors during the First World War to aid rehabilitation of men who had lost their sight during the conflict. Blind himself, he never considered blindness an affliction. Instead, he thought of it as a handicap which through patience and perserverance could be surmounted. It was a maxim that was embodied in the spirit of St. Dunstan's and led to Pearson being lauded, the blind leader of the blind

Blinded Blindness Charitable Dunstan Dunstans Fundraising Hostel Pearson Publisher Rehabilitation Servicemen Stall Trafalgar

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