“The great duties of life are not performed by wrestling and struggling, but by patience, and perseverance, and prayer.”

About Amelia E. Barr

Author • British-American

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a prolific British-American novelist and short story writer. Born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, she immigrated to the United States in 1853 with her husband, Robert Barr. After...

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