# Hesba Stretton

> Hesba Stretton was the pseudonym of Sarah Smith, an evangelical English author of highly popular religious books for children. By the late 19th century Jessica's First Prayer had sold a million and a half copies – ten times more than Alice in Wonderland. She concocted "Hesba Stretton" from the initials of herself and four surviving siblings, along with the name of a Shropshire village she visited, All Stretton, where her sister Anne owned a house, Caradoc Lodge.

*British writer (1832–1911)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hesba-stretton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1832-07-27
- **Died:** 1911-10-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hesba Stretton](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesba_Stretton)
- [Hesba Stretton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesba_Stretton)
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- [Hesba Stretton](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesba_Stretton)
- [Хесба Стреттон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4443905)

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