Hesba Stretton (1832–1911)
Auteur van Jessica's First Prayer
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Werken van Hesba Stretton
The Fishers of Derby Haven. By the author of “The Children of Cloverley,” etc. [i.e. Sarah Smith.] [With plates.] 5 exemplaren
The King's Servants 3 exemplaren
A Night and a Day 2 exemplaren
David Lloyd's Last Will 2 exemplaren
A Difficult Decision: Two Tales for the Young 2 exemplaren
Miguel Ivanoff ou os Martyres da Russia 1 exemplaar
Peril at Castle Crawsbey 1 exemplaar
Out of the Pit 1 exemplaar
Through Needle's Eye 1 exemplaar
The child's life of Christ 1 exemplaar
Jessica 1 exemplaar
The New Child's Life of Christ 1 exemplaar
Old Transome. Seventh thousand 1 exemplaar
Two Christmas Stories: Sam Franklin's Savings-Bank; A Miserable Christmas and a Happy New Year (2021) 1 exemplaar
Hjemløs 1 exemplaar
Gospel Story for Young People 1 exemplaar
Story of Jesus for Little Folks; a Graphic Description of the Birth of Our Saviour, His Early Life, and the Pathways… (1903) 1 exemplaar
Helenas valg 1 exemplaar
The new child's life of Christ 1 exemplaar
En man som står vid sitt ord 1 exemplaar
The Lord's purse-bearers 1 exemplaar
Mrs Burton's Best Bedroom and Other Stories 1 exemplaar
The Soul of Honour. A tale 1 exemplaar
Only a dog. A story ... By H. Stretton 1 exemplaar
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The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories (2012) — Medewerker — 3 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Smith, Sarah
- Geboortedatum
- 1832-07-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1911-10-08
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Ham, Surrey, London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK
Manchester, England, UK (1863)
Snaresbrook, London, England, UK
Loughton, Essex, England, UK
Ham, Surrey, London, England, UK - Beroepen
- religious writer
children's book author
short story writer
social reformer - Organisaties
- Household Words (contributor)
All the Year Round (contributor)
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Korte biografie
- 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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- Waardering
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