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Author: George Eliel Sargent

Author: George Eliel Sargent (1809–1883)

Biography: George Eliel Sargent was born on 2 January 1809 in Battle, the son of George Sargent and Ann Wood. Sargent attempted business in Oxford before moving to Whitfield near Dover after his marriage. Shortly thereafter he contributed to the Leisure Hour and other religious magazines. In the 1850s, he began writing religious fiction for young readers, several of which such as The Story of a Pocket Bible and The Story of a City Arab went through several editions. His prolific work in this line led him to become the tract editor for the Religious Tract Society. He resided in Whitfield for many years before his death in 1883 at Dalston Rise.

References: Sunday at Home (29 September 1883)

Fiction Titles:

1. Charles Hamilton: or, Better Rub than Rust.  1 vol.  London: Benjamin L. Green, 1850.
2. The Holly Tree: A Winter Gift of Original Prose and Poetry.  1 vol.  London: Benjamin L. Green, 1850.
3. Egerton Roscoe: A Story for the High-Spirited.  1 vol.  London: Benjamin L. Green, 1851.
4. Gilbert Gresham: An Autobiography.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1856.
5. The Story of a Pocket Bible.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1857.
6. Arnold Leslie: or, A Working Man's Life and Experience.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1858.
7. The Marsdens: or, Struggles in Life.  1 vol.  London: Henry James Tresidder, 1860.
8. Mackerel Will.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1860.
9. Mists and Shadows.  1 vol.  London: Henry James Tresidder, 1861.
10. Alice Barlow: or, Principle in Everything. A Country Village History.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1861.
11. My Brother Ben.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1861.
12. The Little Sea-Bird.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1863.
13. Down in a Mine: or, Buried Alive.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1863.
14. The Weed with an Ill Name.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1863.
15. Lilian: A Tale of Three Hundred Years Ago.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1864.
16. The Two New Years' Days: and Other Narratives and Sketeches.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1865.
17. Frank Layton: An Australian Story.  1 vol.  London: Leisure Hour Office, 1865.
18. The Chronicles of an Old Manor House: In Three Parts.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1866.
19. These Forty Years: and Other Sketches and Narratives.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1866.
20. Stories of Old England.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1868.
21. George Burley: His History, Experiences, and Observations.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1869.
22. Lucy the Light-Bearer.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1871.
23. Stories of Old England: Second Series.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1871.
24. Nails Driven Home: or, Mr. Gresham's Wayside Lectures.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1871.
25. Richard Hunne: A Story of Old London.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1871.
26. The Story of a Child's Companion.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1872.
27. Sunday Evenings at Northcourt.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1872.
28. Nobody's Own.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1872.
29. Vivian and his Friends: or, Two Hundred Years Ago.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1873.
30. An Old Sailor's Story.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1874.
31. The Poor Clerk and his Crooked Sixpence.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1874.
32. Ethel Ripon: or, Beware of Idle Words.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1874.
33. The Grafton Family and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1874.
34. The Wrong Turning, and Other Sketches.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1876.
35. Hurlock Chase: or, Among the Sussex Ironworks.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1876.
36. Our Ten Weeks' Strike.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1878.
37. The Story of a City Arab.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1878.
38. My Scarlet Shawl: or, "Out of Debt, Out of Danger." And Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1879.
39. Boys will be Boys.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1879.
40. Harry the Whaler.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1879.
41. Philip Gainsford's Profit and Loss.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1880.
42. The Young Cumbrian, and Other Stories of Schoolboys.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1880.
43. Langdon Manor: Scenes and Sketches in the History of a Family Bible.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1880.
44. The Story of Charles Ogilvie.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1880.
45. Without Intending It: or, John Tincroft, Bachelor and Benedict. In Two Parts.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1881.
46. The Franklins: or, The Story of a Convict. In Three Parts.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1882.