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title: 'The Flower of the Family: A Book for Girls'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Elizabeth Payson Prentiss'
date: 1883-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Fiction'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Ephesians 6'
- 'Psalms 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prentiss-1883-the-flower-of-the-family-a-book-for-girls
---

# The Flower of the Family: A Book for Girls

Victorian domestic novel for girls depicting family life, moral formation, and everyday Christian piety; stresses duty, sacrifice, and a young girl's desire for true faith.

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