Cummins, Maria S.  1827-1866 <br/><br/>
The Lamplighter 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamplighter  Release date is 2010-04-02 
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<br/><br/> "The Lamplighter" by Maria S. Cummins is a novel published in 1854. This female coming-of-age story follows Gertrude Flint, an abandoned orphan rescued at age eight by a kind lamplighter from her abusive guardian. Raised with love and religious faith, Gertrude transforms from a mistreated child into a moralistic woman. Her journey of suffering and virtue ultimately leads to unexpected rewards in adulthood. An immediate bestseller, the novel sold over 40,000 copies in eight weeks and became a cultural phenomenon of its era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Orphans -- Fiction Christian life -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Child abuse -- Fiction Success -- Fiction Poverty -- Fiction Kindness -- Fiction Blind children -- Fiction Social status -- Fiction Diligence -- Fiction 
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