Lost Gip (1873)

Lost Gip is a novella written by Hesba Stretton, first published in 1873. The story follows a young girl named Gip, who is lost in London after running away from her abusive stepfather. She is taken in by a kind-hearted woman named Mrs. Varden, who runs a boarding house for women and children. Mrs. Varden and her tenants take care of Gip and try to find her family, but they soon realize that her stepfather is not interested in finding her. As Gip becomes more settled in her new home, she starts to make friends with the other children in the boarding house and becomes particularly close to a boy named Dick. However, when Gip’s stepfather shows up at the boarding house looking for her, she is forced to make a difficult decision about where her loyalties lie. Lost Gip is a heartwarming story about the power of kindness and the importance of family. It is also a reflection on the harsh realities of life for the poor in Victorian London, with themes of child abuse and neglect, poverty, and homelessness. Despite these difficult themes, the book is ultimately a hopeful one, showing that even in the darkest of circumstances, there is always the possibility for kindness and compassion to shine through.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.