Hesba Stretton
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| Sarah Smith | |
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| Born | 1832 Shropshire, England |
| Died | 22 December 1911 |
| Pen name | Hesba Stretton |
| Occupation | Children's author |
| Genres | Children's literature |
| Subjects | Morality |
Hesba Stretton (1832–1911) was the nom de plume of Sarah Smith, an English author of children's literature. The name Hesba came from the initials of her siblings.
She was the daughter of a bookseller from Wellington, Shropshire, but around about 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 Jessica's First Prayer in 1867. She was a regular contributor to Household Words and All the Year Round during Charles Dickens' editorship, and wrote more than of 40 novels.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
[edit] External links
- Works by Hesba Stretton at Project Gutenberg
- Biography and ebooks
- Works by or about Hesba Stretton in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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