Hesba Stretton (1832–1911)
Autor de Jessica's First Prayer
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Series
Obras de Hesba Stretton
The King's Servants 3 copias
A Night and a Day 2 copias
David Lloyd's Last Will 2 copias
Peril at Castle Crawsbey 1 copia
Out of the Pit 1 copia
Through Needle's Eye 1 copia
The child's life of Christ 1 copia
Jessica 1 copia
The New Child's Life of Christ 1 copia
Old Transome. Seventh thousand 1 copia
Two Christmas Stories: Sam Franklin's Savings-Bank; A Miserable Christmas and a Happy New Year (2021) 1 copia
Hjemløs 1 copia
Gospel Story for Young People 1 copia
Story of Jesus for Little Folks; a Graphic Description of the Birth of Our Saviour, His Early Life, and the Pathways… (1903) 1 copia
Helenas valg 1 copia
The new child's life of Christ 1 copia
En man som står vid sitt ord 1 copia
The Lord's purse-bearers 1 copia
The Soul of Honour. A tale 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Smith, Sarah
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1832-07-27
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1911-10-08
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Ham, Surrey, London, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK
Manchester, England, UK (1863)
Snaresbrook, London, England, UK
Loughton, Essex, England, UK
Ham, Surrey, London, England, UK - Ocupaciones
- religious writer
children's book author
short story writer
social reformer - Organizaciones
- Household Words (contributor)
All the Year Round (contributor)
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Biografía breve
- Hesba Stretton was the nom de plume of Sarah Smith, born in Wellington, Shropshire, England, to Benjamin Smith, a bookseller, and his wife Anne Bakewell Smith. She devised the name from the initials of herself and her four siblings and a nearby village called All Stretton, where her sister Anne owned a house. She attended a local school but was largely self-educated. In 1859, she published her first short story, "The Lucky Leg," in the Charles Dickens publication Household Words. After that, she became a regular contributor to Household Words and its successor publication All the Year Round. She also wrote more than 40 novels, mainly moral or religious tales for young people. The most famous was Jessica's First Prayer (1867), which sold a staggering 1.5 million copies by the end of the century and influenced many other Victorian writers. Other bestsellers were Little Meg's Children and Alone in London. Her books were extremely popular and often given out to children as school and Sunday school prizes. At age 36, she left her family home to live on her own in Manchester, and later with her sister Elizabeth in London. She worked for better treatment for needy children and families, and was one of the co-founders in 1894 of the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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- Obras
- 74
- También por
- 8
- Miembros
- 1,029
- Popularidad
- #25,033
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 172
- Idiomas
- 3
- Favorito
- 1