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Little Susy
Little Susy's Little Servants
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As Little Susy had a kind mamma to take care of her, you will, perhaps, wonder why God gave her also, a great many servants of her own. He gave her so many, that you might spend your whole life in reading about them.
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As Little Susy had a kind mamma to take care of her, you will, perhaps, wonder why God gave her also, a great many servants of her own. He gave her so many, that you might spend your whole life in reading about them.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
195 pages, Paperback
First published December 16, 2009
About the author
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss
65 books126 followersELIZABETH 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.
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October 26, 2016
Precious moral tale, not about a little girl who makes her playmates or younger siblings wait on her or (gasp!) bosses them around, but about a child exploring life and her place in it.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
Did Not Finish
October 29, 2020Dnf. This book reminded me of the children’s song “O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See”. It started well enough; sweet though a little odd. Susie’s servants are her hands, feet, ears and eyes (described as black servants). And as she grows she learns more about how to use her servants in good and kind ways. However what spoiled the book for me was Victorian parenting. It’s too punitive and restrictive for me, particularly when I only listened to the LibriVox audiobook to help me relax and sleep.
I wouldn’t recommend this book for today’s children, there’s more relevant and modern methods for teaching our kids the concepts in this book. The only readers I can recommend this to are adults interested in Victorian children’s books.
I wouldn’t recommend this book for today’s children, there’s more relevant and modern methods for teaching our kids the concepts in this book. The only readers I can recommend this to are adults interested in Victorian children’s books.
November 18, 2020
Excellent book
This is the first book I have read by this author and I find the truth she writes here very encouraging, even though it was written primarily to young children. Although the fact that we cannot do anything good without Jesus Christ is not explained as clearly, it still explains that we need to dedicate the members of our bodies to do good and not ill.
This is the first book I have read by this author and I find the truth she writes here very encouraging, even though it was written primarily to young children. Although the fact that we cannot do anything good without Jesus Christ is not explained as clearly, it still explains that we need to dedicate the members of our bodies to do good and not ill.
September 4, 2022
A quaint little book encouraging young ladies to do the right thing, this book reminds me of several I read when my daughters were younger. It encourages the reader to do the right thing in life to please Jesus. Reflecting now, I realize this book could be considered works based, that you need to do certain things to be loved by God. I do not recall the Holy Spirit being mentioned. I wouldhave to back and look.
September 29, 2017
I tend to like moralising C19th books for children, but this went a bit far even for me! I have small children and cannot even begin to understand how they would ever behave like Susy, or, for that matter, listen to the stories...
December 24, 2008
Written to teach a child that he "is not his own" but every part of himself is a gift from God to be given back to God to serve Him in the everyday moments of everyday life.
August 22, 2023
A little confusing
It was suppose a life lesson on prayer. It was a good at first,, but somewhere the writer forgot how to address heart of thr.matter
It was suppose a life lesson on prayer. It was a good at first,, but somewhere the writer forgot how to address heart of thr.matter
August 31, 2026
A nice book for little children. 2 to 7 years old.
May 6, 2019
A simple children's story illustrating how to train yourself and your body to honour God
This is a lovely account of a child learning from birth to about 5 or 6 years old, certainly not more than 10 years old, how to exercise self-control and self-discipline over her tongue, eyes, ears, hands, feet and thought. It's a great shame that child development is so dumbed down nowadays that many of these concepts will be considered unrealistic even by many Christians. In the final chapter there is a quote from Jonathan Edwards which defines the principle of consecration, and a short poem, perhaps a child's hymn, to keep it in mind.
This is a lovely account of a child learning from birth to about 5 or 6 years old, certainly not more than 10 years old, how to exercise self-control and self-discipline over her tongue, eyes, ears, hands, feet and thought. It's a great shame that child development is so dumbed down nowadays that many of these concepts will be considered unrealistic even by many Christians. In the final chapter there is a quote from Jonathan Edwards which defines the principle of consecration, and a short poem, perhaps a child's hymn, to keep it in mind.
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