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It was growing dark in the city. Out in the open country it would be light for half-an-hour or more; but in the streets it was already dusk. Upon the wooden door-step of a low-roofed, dark, and unwholesome-looking house, sat a little girl, earnestly gazing up the street. The... Read Full Overview

It was growing dark in the city. Out in the open country it would be light for half-an-hour or more; but in the streets it was already dusk. Upon the wooden door-step of a low-roofed, dark, and unwholesome-looking house, sat a little girl, earnestly gazing up the street. The... Read Full Overview

The LamplighterBy Maria S. Cummins

"Good God to think upon a child That has no childish days, No careless play, no frolics wild, No words of prayer and praise." -Landon. It was growing dark in the city. Out in the open country it would be light for half-an-hour or more; but in the streets it was already dusk... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

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The Lamplighter is a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854, and a best-selling novel of its era. Plot synopsis A female Bildungsroman, The Lamplighter tells the story of Gertrude Flint, an abandoned and mistreated orphan rescued at the age of... Read Full Overview

This sentimental novel follows the life of a young orphan who, taken in by a kindly lamplighter, grows into a woman of strong moral character despite relentless adversity. Through trials of poverty, betrayal, and loss, she maintains an unwavering commitment to virtue, finding... Read Full Overview

The Lamplighter is a novel written by Maria S. Cummins. The story follows the life of a young orphan girl named Gertrude Flint who is taken in by a wealthy family in Boston. Gertrude is raised in a strict and religious household, but she longs for adventure and excitement. She... Read Full Overview

This Book "The Lamplighter" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been... Read Full Overview

The Lamplighter, one of the more popular books in the country when it was released in the mid-19th century, is an engaging story of a undisciplined and unloved girl who has her life transformed, by Providence, through the love of strangers, whose ties to her are greater than... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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