Ragged, hungry Jessica haunts a coffee-stall beneath a London railway bridge, where its keeper Daniel, a chapel caretaker, gives her his leftovers. Her curiosity leads her into his chapel and to the minister, and her simple questions unsettle Daniel’s comfortable religion. The sequel, about Jessica’s mother, is included.
One of the most widely read Victorian evangelical stories, and a vivid glimpse of London’s poor. Download the free EPUB.