Project Gutenberg 2015-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 164 Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah Jessica's First Prayer; and, Jessica's Mother Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Jessica's First Prayer" and "Jessica's Mother" by Hesba Stretton is a Victorian children's novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on a young girl named Jessica, who lives in poverty and faces the harsh realities of life, including neglect from her mother. The story explores themes of compassion, faith, and redemption as Jessica finds kindness from a coffee-stall keeper named Daniel and navigates her tumultuous home life. The opening portion of the book introduces readers to Jessica, a destitute child who, on a rainy day, watches the coffee-stall keeper from a distance with hungry eyes. Daniel, noticing her plight, offers her a warm cup of coffee and some bread, initiating a bond between them. Jessica shares that her mother has been absent and expresses a yearning for food and safety. The reader learns about her difficult home circumstances, characterized by neglect and the threat of danger from her mother. The stage is set for a tale that will delve into Jessica's struggles and her hopeful desire for a better life amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction London (England) -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Prayer -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 194584 194615 2024-09-21T04:05:59.826240 2023-09-21T13:56:32.998956 text/html text/html 193427 2015-10-01T10:54:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 941737 2015-10-01T10:54:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 990021 2024-09-21T04:06:05.385248 application/epub+zip 988634 2024-09-21T04:06:01.052265 application/epub+zip 161786 2024-09-21T04:06:00.430310 application/epub+zip 791642 2024-09-21T04:06:08.492207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706440 2024-09-21T04:06:04.755299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185512 2022-09-22T16:22:24.680136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162034 161843 2024-09-21T04:05:59.264271 2023-09-21T13:56:32.310960 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162256 2015-10-01T10:54:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 59351 2015-10-01T10:54:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19492 2024-09-21T04:06:08.624199 application/rdf+xml 33223 2024-09-21T04:06:00.512288 image/jpeg 4173 2024-09-21T04:06:00.471369 image/jpeg 941957 2024-09-21T04:05:59.933341 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia