Little Meg's Children - Couverture souple

Stretton, Hesba

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0921100922 ISBN 13 : 9780921100928

Editeur : Inheritance Pubn, 2000

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

SARAH SMITH (1832-1911) was born in Wellington, England. She had the good fortune of being able to read books from her father's bookshop, a printer of evangelical literature. Her mother was a strong evangelical, but died when Sarah was young. When she began writing, Hesba Stretton was her pen name, Stretton coming from the name of a neighboring village, and Hesba coming from the initials of her siblings. She wrote Jessica's First Prayer in 1867, which became one of her most beloved stories. It sold very well and was translated into many languages. Other best sellers were Little Meg's Children and Alone in London. She was familiar with the troubles of street children whom she visited and helped. She wrote over 60 books and stories.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"[...] Yes, that's sure to be a good thing,' answered Meg thoughtfully. 'Then I'll ask Him for that all night,' said her mother, 'and to be sure take care of you all till father comes back. That 'ud be another good thing.' She turned her face round to the wall with a deep sigh, and closed her eyelids, but her lips kept moving silently from time to time. Meg cried softly to herself in her chair before the fire, but presently she dozed a little[...]".

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Inheritance Pubn
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0921100922
• ISBN 13: 9780921100928
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible