Benjamin Smith

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Standard Name: Smith, Benjamin,, 1793 - 1878

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Education Hesba Stretton
She mainly educated herself, however, by reading books in her father 's shop.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Family and Intimate relationships Hesba Stretton
Sarah's father, Benjamin Smith , was a printer who ran a local firm specialising in evangelical literature. He later became a bookseller and publisher. In the 1840s he became the first Postmaster of Wellington...
Occupation Hesba Stretton
The future HS and her sisters worked alongside their father at the WellingtonPost Office until his retirement. Without their help he could not have run this important central office.
Cutt, Margaret Nancy. Ministering Angels: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Evangelical Writing for Children. Five Owls Press, 1979.
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Textual Features Hesba Stretton
Based on her observations as a young woman in her father 's printing shop, this is an account of a young apprentice who enjoys the educational opportunities offered by working with books, until his employer's...

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