Silas Hocking: 9 books

2 works of Silas Hocking Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher (1850-1935) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Silas Hocking. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: A Gamble with Life The Squire's Daughter

Methodist minister Silas Hocking scored a major bestseller with Her Benny, an inspiring tale that follows the trials and triumphs of one Benny Bates, a young boy whose life has fallen to pieces and who is forced to fend for himself on the streets of Liverpool. Will Benny make it out of the slums and find a happy, stable life?

Latimer Field, humble curate of St Mary's Church in the sleepy English town of Banfield enjoys his work curing souls and preaching sermons. But when his keen sense of justice leads to an altercation with a burglar, he finds himself thrown into a world of crime and villainy! In these twelve tales,...

Young Ralph Penlogan hails from a humble but hardworking family of farmers that has been oppressed by the greedy and callous local squire, Sir John Hamblyn, for years. But when Ralph finds himself falling for Hamblyn's beautiful daughter Dorothy, even the longstanding enmity between the families can't hamper his affection.

HER BENNY. A STORY OF STREET LIFE. Author Preface: My pastoral work, during a three years' residence in Liverpool, called me frequently into some of the poorest neighbourhoods of that town, where I became acquainted with some of the originals of this story. It was not until I had seen...

Her Benny By Silas Kitto Hocking

Jess pricked up her ears, and shook her head as if demanding a loose rein, and then sprang forward with the swiftness of a panther. But she took the gate a moment too soon; there was a sharp crash of splintered wood, a half-smothered cry of pain, and horse and rider were rolling on the turf beyond. Ralph...

Rufus Sterne went out into the street feeling as though all the world lay at his feet. No thought of failure crossed his mind. The thing he had been working for for years was at last to be realised. His invention would not only put money into his own pocket, but it would revolutionise the chief industry...

This book is a gripping thriller with a strong moral bent that once you read, you may not be able to put it down until the very last page. The story is about Rufus Sterne.  Down on his luck and having exhausted every option, he hatches a remarkable scheme that, if pulled off successfully, will...