Jessica's First Prayer and Froggy's Little Brother are exemplars of the 'street arab' story, a genre that flourished in Victorian Britain in response to child poverty and destitution. This critical edition features the original texts of the first editions, and examines the stories through a critical lens and in their historical context.

Jessica's First Prayer and Froggy's Little Brother (Classics of Children's Literature)

Literature & Fiction

Hesba Stretton

Brenda

History & Criticism

Red Globe Press

The Doctor’s Dilemma (Classic Reprint)

Children's Books

Forgotten Books

Jessica's First Prayer

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Paideia Press

The New Child's Life of Christ: A Graphic Description of the Birth, Early Life, Pathways Trodden, Scenes Visited, and Trials Endured by Our Lord and Saviour in His Earthly Pilgrimage (Classic Reprint)

Through Needle's Eye (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from In Prison and Out Murmur. It was God's will. She said to herself, finding something like peace in the belief. There was a darker depth of misery to which she had not yet sunk, - that Of feeling there was no God at all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In Prison and Out (Classic Reprint)

Alone in London

Alone in London is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Hesba Stretton is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Hesba Stretton then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

IndyPublish

This is from the Lamplighter Rare Collector's Series and this is a series of family Christian literature from the 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th centuries. Each edition is printed in an attractive hardbound collector's format.

Jessica's Mother Comes Home by Hesba Stretton (2001-05-03)

Jostens, Lamplighter Publishin

The crew of the Dolphin faces great peril, being swept away in crashing waves and crushing winds. But this is not the fiercest storm they face. The insurmountable surges of greed and deceit are far worse, bringing exposure, disgrace, and ruin. Yet we need not drift or be lost at sea, for God holds the sea in His great strong hand!

The Crew of the Dolphin (Rare Collector Series)

Lamplighter Publishing

In a screened and secluded corner of one of the many railway-bridges which span the streets of London there could be seen a few years ago, from five o'clock every morning until half past eight, a tidily set-out coffee-stall, consisting of a trestle and board, upon which stood two large tin cans, with a small fire of charcoal burning under each so as to keep the coffee boiling during the early hours of the morning when the work-people were thronging into the city on their way to their daily toil...

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