Jessica's First Prayer

Jessica's First Prayer PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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Category : Adoption
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Jessica's First Prayer

Jessica's First Prayer PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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Category : Adoption
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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The Writings of Hesba Stretton

The Writings of Hesba Stretton PDF Author: Elaine Lomax
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351880217
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375

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Highly respected as a writer by critics and commentators, Hesba Stretton (1832-1911) was a vigorous campaigner for the rights of oppressed minorities and a founding member of the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Though she is known today primarily as a writer of evangelical fiction for young people, including Jessica's First Prayer, this characterization fails to acknowledge the extensive range of her writings and social activism. Elaine Lomax re-examines Stretton's writing for children and adults, situating her body of work within the broad social and cultural context of its production to expose the depth and complexity of Stretton's engagement with contemporary ideas, debates, and discourses. Mining nineteenth-century periodicals, archival materials, and the minutes of the Religious Tract Society, as well as Stretton's own revealing log books, Lomax demonstrates Stretton's preoccupation with those at the bottom or on the margins of society. At the same time, she advances our understanding of the intersection of cultural and literary representations of the child and childhood with wider images of the colonized or excluded, and our knowledge of the history and development of juvenile literature and women's writing.

Cobwebs and Cables

Cobwebs and Cables PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Cobwebs and Cables by Hesba Stratton is about the tale of Roland Sefton after he steals 10,000 pounds from his own bank and must come to terms with his sins and crimes. Excerpt: "Late as it was, though the handsome office clock on the chimney piece had already struck eleven, Roland Sefton did not move. He had not stirred hand or foot for a long while now; no more than if he had been bound fast by many strong cords, which no effort could break or untie."

Bede's Charity

Bede's Charity PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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Category : Charity
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Jessica's Mother

Jessica's Mother PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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ISBN: 9781935626763
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Languages : en
Pages : 62

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In this sequel to "Jessica's First Prayer," Jessica, Daniel and the minister were at the church when a tragedy occurred. Daniel went home and discovered Jessica's mother crouching on his doorsill. She looked like a heap of rags and defiantly demanded Jessica. Daniel grew spiritually closer to God as he sought to know how Jesus might respond. This edition includes the five illustrations from the initial publication of Jessica's Mother in "Sunday at Home" magazine in 1867.

An acrobat's girlhood. By Hesba Stretton

An acrobat's girlhood. By Hesba Stretton PDF Author: Sarah Smith
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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Little Meg's Children

Little Meg's Children PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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A novel set in the East end of London.

Mrs. Burton's Best Bedroom

Mrs. Burton's Best Bedroom PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
Publisher: Curiosmith
ISBN: 1941281230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Mrs. Burton was very proud of the her bedroom, "if pride of any kind or degree is allowable to a Christian." One morning she woke up and found a very big surprise. Hesba Stretton called this story "strictly true, and happened within the writer's knowledge." The moral in this story involves pride of possessions and knowing God's love no matter what a person has done. Important Scriptures are Genesis 16:13-- "Thou God seest me," and 1 John 4:8--"God is love."

Cassy

Cassy PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
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Category : Children and death
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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The Crew of the Dolphin

The Crew of the Dolphin PDF Author: Hesba Stretton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021618795
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This classic tale tells the story of a group of young sailors who set out on a dangerous and exciting adventure across the high seas. With vivid descriptions of life aboard a ship and memorable characters, author Hesba Stretton transports readers to another time and place. The Crew of the Dolphin is a timeless adventure story that will capture the hearts and imaginations of readers young and old. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.