The Lamplighter

By Maria Susanna Cummins

Book 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 house-door behind her was close to the side-walk; and the step on which she sat was so low that her little unshod feet rested on the cold bricks. It was a chilly evening in November, and a light fall of snow had made the narrow streets and dark lanes dirtier and more cheerless than ever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517088933
• ISBN13: 9781517088934
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

One of my favorite books of all time!

The Lamplighter has stuck out in my memory as one of the most beloved book I have ever read. I must have been 12 or 13 when I first discovered it. I don't know exactly how I came upon my copy, possibly my grandmother found it for me at an estate sale or a used book store. She knew I loved old books. My copy is so old that with each turn of the page the binding would crumple a bit more and the edges of the pages would crack with the slightest touch. I had to read it very gently, which added to the magic of the story. I was only able to read the story once due to the condition of the book, but have longed to go through the pages again. Though it has been at least 15 years since I read the book, my thoughts often drift back to Gerty. Her development through the book into an amazing, giving, humble, and compassionate person is wonderful and truly timeless. The book demonstrates the awesome power inside everyone to overcome circumstance and our own natural egos through self determination and steady guidance. I am so happy to have finally found a new copy of the book so I can pour through the pages again! My current copy sits in a zip lock bag tucked in a very safe corner. A few pages has disentegrated to the point that parts of the story are lost. I am so glad to know that it is not lost forever! I look forward to receiving my new copy and sharing it with my daughters.

I love it!

I'm not really 13, i'm 14, but i started reading this book just yesterday, and i can't put it down! i find if a very inspiaring book, especially for girls going through a rough time in their lives, like me. This book is full of emotion, i actually cried when.... oh wait, i can't tell you that! i hope you enjoy this book as i am.

The Lamplighter by Maria Cummins

This RARE book is a fabulous story for teenage girls...it shows them how an true Godly young woman should behave. Gerty learned how to control her self-centered desires and give of herself. The author give you a story full of mystery, Family and reverance to God. The central focus of the story is showing respect to others just because they need to be shown respect as a loving, caring and respectful way. Gerty, Emily, and the Graham family are wonderful examples how a family aught to act toward one another. We should use this story as an example of how we treat our fellow citizens--not cursing and shooting. This is a marvelous story about self-sacriface, because one person chooses to humble herself and do what is right.