Hocking, Silas K.  1850-1935 <br/><br/>
Her Benny: A Story of Street Life 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Benny_(novel)  Release date is 2013-07-27 
<br/><br/>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."  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." 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Accidents -- Juvenile fiction Farms -- Juvenile fiction Street life -- Juvenile fiction 
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