Her Benny: A Story of Street Life by Silas K. Hocking
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"Her Benny: A Story of Street Life" by Silas K. Hocking is a novel first published in 1879. Set in the slums of Victorian Liverpool, it follows young Benny Bates and his frail sister Nelly as they escape their violent father and struggle to survive on the streets. Aided by kind friends, the siblings learn to lead Christian lives while facing poverty, loss, and false accusations. This "waif story" became hugely successful,
selling over a million copies and establishing Hocking's reputation as a writer of improving fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto), 1850-1935 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tuck, Harry |
| Title | Her Benny: A Story of Street Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Benny_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by Europeana and the Bodleian Library of Oxford.) "This etext edition of 'Her Benny' is dedicated to the memory of Edgar, John and Kenneth Graham - three brothers from Liverpool who made good." |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Diligence -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Accidents -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Farms -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Street life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43325 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-43325-7 |
| Release Date | Jul 27, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 688 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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