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title: 'Avis Benson; or, Mine and Thine: With Other Sketches'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Elizabeth Payson Prentiss'
date: 1879-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 23'
- 'Matthew 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prentiss-1879-avis-benson-or-mine-and-thine-with-other-sketches
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# Avis Benson; or, Mine and Thine: With Other Sketches

Victorian short story following orphaned Avis Benson, her family's loss, neighborhood tensions, and acts of kindness—exploring childhood, grief, and neighborly compassion.

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