Little Meg's Children

Hesba Stretton (1832 - 1911)

This is the touching and endearing story of Little Meg and her trials and difficulties as she does her best to look after 'her children' after their mother dies.

Father is away at sea and is expected every day, but when father's ship comes in he is not aboard! With the help of her new friend and neighbour Kitty, she finds out that he was 'took bad' on the other side of the world, who knows when or if he will ever make it back. Meanwhile, Little Meg must take care of Robby and baby. There are better days and worse days. There is the wonderful trip to Temple Gardens and the difficult process of pawning away their best clothes so Meg can buy food and coal. But through everything, Meg's simple childlike faith in God carries her through as each of her prayers are faithfully answered and a happy ending comes in sight! (fiddlesticks)

Genre(s): Family, Religion

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Motherless fiddlesticks
00:11:29
Play 02 Little Meg as a Mourner fiddlesticks
00:08:08
Play 03 Little Meg's Cleaning Day fiddlesticks
00:06:33
Play 04 Little Meg's Treat to her Children fiddlesticks
00:14:02
Play 05 Little Meg's Neighbour fiddlesticks
00:07:02
Play 06 Little Meg's Last Money fiddlesticks
00:03:33
Play 07 Little Meg's Disappointment fiddlesticks
00:10:23
Play 08 Little Meg's Red Frock in Pawn fiddlesticks
00:08:49
Play 09 Little Meg's Friends in Need fiddlesticks
00:12:37
Play 10 Little Meg as Charwoman fiddlesticks
00:08:05
Play 11 Little Meg's Baby fiddlesticks
00:13:01
Play 12 The end of Little Meg's Trouble fiddlesticks
00:13:22
Play 13 Little Meg's Father fiddlesticks
00:08:12
Play 14 Little Meg's Farewell fiddlesticks
00:03:10