| Description |
320 paged ; 19 cm |
| Series |
Sentinel series of gift books ; 12 |
| Summary |
âÂÂThe Lamplighter tells the story of an orphan girl, Gerty, who is mistreated by her caretaker and subsequently adopted by an old lamplighter, Trueman Flint. Through his love and the assistance of a prosperous blind woman who teaches Gerty about God and helps her to control her emotions, Gerty grows to be a virtuous young woman by the end of the novel. After much suffering, Gerty is rewarded by being married to her childhood friend and confidant and by being reunited with the father she thought was dead.â â From âÂÂWriters of the American Renaissance: An A-to-Z Guideâ (2003) by Denise K. Knight |
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Night brought old Trueman, the lamplighter, and when he ran up his ladder, lit his lamp so quickly and easily and made the whole place seem cheerful, one gleam of joy was shed on Nan GrantâÂÂs little desolate heart. Ultimately he adopted her and their life together is told sympathetically and tenderly. There is good careful writing in âÂÂThe Lamplighter,â which is quite one of childhood's classics. -- Dust jacket |
| Notes |
First published in 1854 |
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Handwritten inscription dated "1937". ACU |
| Subject |
Blind -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories, American.
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Christian fiction, American.
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Christian life -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Romance fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Romance fiction.
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Fiction.
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