The Cummins, Maria S. (Maria Susanna) 1827-1866 creator text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamplighter Release date is 2010-04-02 Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Orphans -- Fiction Christian life -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Child abuse -- Fiction Success -- Fiction Poverty -- Fiction Kindness -- Fiction Blind children -- Fiction Social status -- Fiction Diligence -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31869 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31869 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133728.0 31869