About Hesba Stretton
[Wikidata] British writer (1832–1911)... | [Wikipedia] Hesba Stretton was the pseudonym of Sarah Smith, an evangelical English author of highly popular religious books for children. By the late 19th century Jessica's First Prayer had sold a million and a half copies – ten times more than Alice in Wonderland. She concocted "Hesba Stretton" from the initi
