Cover of The lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins

Children's books · 1854

The lamplighter

by Maria S. Cummins

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First published
1854
This copy printed
1854
Language
English
Binding
Half leather
Condition
Good — Honest wear and some foxing, sound and complete.
Pages
437

About this work

A novel of female development, The Lamplighter is a woman's version of the quest story. Its heroine, Gerty, comes on the scene as a child abandoned in the slums of Boston. Rescued by the kindly lamplighter Trueman Flint, she learns to meet life with courage and honesty. The novel ... remained continuously in print until the 1920s ... [and was] second in mid-century popularity only to Uncle Tom's Cabin."--Back cover.

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