An Elizabeth Prentiss Treasury

by Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, George Prentiss, Thomas Adamo (Editor)

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

358 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 5, 2013

About the author

ELIZABETH PRENTISS (1818 -1878) was the daughter of an early nineteenth-century revival preacher and began writing as a teenager. Born in 1818 in Portland, Maine, Prentiss was also the writer of the hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ." Prentiss died in Vermont in 1878.