Review
The book is taken from Alice's original diaries, written in her twilight years as a record of her early days as a manse child and provides a gentle snapshot of 19th century life. While a reader might expect the work to be self-indulgent, it is instead charming and beautifully written. appreciative of the simple pleasures of Victorian life and highly descriptive of life with numerous diblings and survival on a small stipend. . . --Life and Work
Product Description
One of eleven children, Alice Thiiele Smith was born in 1858 in rural Aberdeenshire. Her eldest brother achieved international fame as a Hebrew scholar but was accused of heresy for his advanced views. Alice wrote her memoirs late in life but her story remains evocative of the pleasures and trials of growing up in the Victorian era.
From the Publisher
Children of the Manse has been recently reprinted (sixth impression) and is freely available either from Amazon or direct from the publishers.
About the Author
Alice's memoirs were translated from the original German by her great ganddaughter, Astrid Hess, who describes how the papers were discovered.
