This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. - Format: Paperback
- Author: Hesba Stretton
- ISBN10: 1409902935
- ISBN13: 9781409902935
Hesba Stretton 1832-1911 was the nom de plume of Sarah Smith, an English author of childrens literature. The name Hesba came from the initials of her siblings. She was the daughter of a bookseller from Wellington, Shropshire, but around 1867 she moved south and lived at Snaresbrook and Loughton near Epping Forest and at Ham, near Richmond, Surrey. Her moral tales and semi-religious stories, chiefly for the young, were printed in huge quantities, and were especially widespread as school and Sunday school prizes. She won wide acceptance in English homes from the publication of Jessicas First Prayer in 1867. She was a regular contributor to Household Words and All the Year Round during Charles Dickens editorship, and wrote upwards of 40 novels. Her other works include Children of Cloverley 1865 , Little Megs Children 1868 , In Prison and Out 1880 , No Place Like Home 1881 , The Soul of Honour 1898 and Hester Morleys Promise 1899 .
