An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury: Stepping Heavenward & The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss

An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury: Stepping Heavenward & The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss - Paperback

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An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury: Stepping Heavenward & The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
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An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury: Stepping Heavenward & The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss - Paperback

An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury: Stepping Heavenward & The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss - Paperback

by George Prentiss , Elizabeth Prentiss
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Book Overview

Elizabeth Prentiss was a remarkable woman who authored a number of notable works in the 19th century. A writing prodigy, she used her sharp abilities to author stories poems, and even hymns despite much tragedy in her life. As she later stated, her purpose in writing, "Much of my experience of life has cost me a great price and I wish to use it for strengthening and comforting other souls." This treasury contains her two most important and influential works, Stepping Heavenward and The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
ISBN9781481815185
Author George Prentiss , Elizabeth Prentiss
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreBiography
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages356
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Elizabeth Prentiss

Elizabeth Payson (1818-1878) was born in Portland, Maine. Her writing talent became evident at an early age and she wrote for "The Youth's Companion" magazine. She had a natural gift for teaching and taught in a girls boarding school in Richmond, Virginia. She had a feeble constitution and often battled sickness. She had a religious life, but it wasn't until 1840 that the love of Christ became alive in her soul. She married Rev. George Lewis Prentiss in 1845, who was a pastor and became a professor of pastoral theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She published "Stepping Heavenward" in 1869 which became very popular.

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