How Long to Read The Lamplighter. By:Maria S. (Susanna) Cummins. a NOVEL

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The Lamplighter is a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854, and a best-selling novel of its era. Plot synopsis A female Bildungsroman, The Lamplighter tells the story of Gertrude Flint, an abandoned and mistreated orphan rescued at the age of eight by Trueman Flint, a lamplighter, from her abusive guardian, Nan Grant. Gertrude is lovingly raised and taught virtues and religious faith. She becomes a moralistic woman. In adulthood, she is rewarded for her long suffering with marriage to a childhood friend.... Maria Susanna Cummins (April 9, 1827 - October 1, 1866) was an American novelist. Maria Susanna Cummins was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 9, 1827. She was the daughter of Honorable David Cummins and Maria F. Kittredge, and was the eldest of four children from that marriage. The Cummins family resided in the neighborhood of Dorchester in Boston, Massachusetts. Cummins' father encouraged her to become a writer at an early age. She studied at Mrs. Charles Sedgwick's Young Ladies School in Lenox, Massachusetts. In 1854, she published the novel The Lamplighter, a sentimental book which was widely popular and which made its author well-known. One reviewer called it "one of the most original and natural narratives".Within eight weeks, it sold 40,000 copies and totaled 70,000 by the end of its first year in print.She wrote other books, including Mabel Vaughan (1857), none of which had the same success. Cummins also published in some of the popular periodicals of her day.Cummins died in Dorchester after a period of illness on October 1, 1866.

How long is The Lamplighter. By:Maria S. (Susanna) Cummins. a NOVEL?

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How Long Does it Take to Read The Lamplighter. By:Maria S. (Susanna) Cummins. a NOVEL Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read The Lamplighter. By:Maria S. (Susanna) Cummins. a NOVEL aloud.

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The Lamplighter. By:Maria S. (Susanna) Cummins. a NOVEL is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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