_Lost Gip._
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Description
Lost Gip, a story by Hesba Stretton, was reprinted from a penny weekly called The Day of Rest. King published it at London in 1873, in its eleventh thousand, with six illustrations. Stretton had already won fame with Jessica's First Prayer and Little Meg. The contents begin with Gip's first breath and Gip's home.
Then Gip is lost in London, and lost in Jerusalem by turn. A new friend, Mrs Shafto, and a sad sight follow. Seeking the lost, an awakened conscience, and two mothers fill the middle chapters. Johnny's Sunday suit, a passing away, and found at last bring the tale toward its close. Stretton's stories of street children moved Victorian readers to tears and to charity. Gip is one of her waifs, lost in the great city under a smiting sun and dirty streets. The book joins a child's suffering to a call for mercy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 164 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |