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ISBN: 1517088933

ISBN13: 9781517088934

The Lamplighter, or, An orphan girl's struggles and triumphs

By Amy Stross

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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"

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Rated 5 stars
One of my favorite books of all time!

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 1, 2006

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...

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Rated 5 stars
I love it!

By Thriftbooks.com User, December 30, 2004

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.

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The Lamplighter by Maria Cummins

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 23, 2001

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...

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