In his biographical novel, ETHERIDGE, Malcolm Jones shows how this great man gave away all he had and lived his life for the benefit of those less fortunate than himself. In his second book, REASON FOR LIVING. he examines the motivations of Etheridge. These two books have been combined to provide a complete view of the life and times of John Etheridge. This edition commemorates 240 years since his birth in 1772 and the 180th anniversary of the 1832 cholera epidemic.