Her Benny: A Story of Street Life: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Her Benny: A Story of Street Life: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Her Benny: A Story of Street Life is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto) (1850–1935).
Catalogue synopsis
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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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Her Benny: A Story of Street Life
- Author credits: Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto) (1850–1935)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Accidents -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure stories
- Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Diligence -- Juvenile fiction
- Farms -- Juvenile fiction
- Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
- Street life -- Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Category: Novels
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