Lamplighter Softcover: 1.Jessica's First Prayer

Age Range: 6-adult

Written in:  1867

Hearts will be touched by the poverty-stricken little girl who hides in the vestibule of a wealthy church in order to hear God's Word. Not only an account of God working in Jessica's life, but also of His work in the lives of the church caretaker, and the pastor, who both befriend her. Contains many spiritual lessons throughout.

Over 100 years ago, a darkness loomed over Victorian England in which children were used and abused. Influenced by her mentor, Charles Dickens, Hesba Stretton exposed this darkness through her stories. She won widespread fame for Jessica’s First Prayer and was considered one of the most popular writers of the 19th century. This beloved story sold at least a million and a half copies, outselling Alice in Wonderland by “nearly ten times as many.”

A web of characters becomes entangled with the knowledge of past sins; a minister, a miser, and an unfit mother experience miraculous redemption through their connection with little Jessica and her answer to prayer.

[Softcover, 64 pages]