Nome canonico: Tucker, Charlotte Maria
Altri nomi: A. L. O. E.
A Lady of England
Data di nascita: 1821-05-08
Data di morte: 1893-12-02
Luogo di sepoltura: India
Sesso: female
Nazionalità: England
UK
Luogo di nascita: Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK
Luogo di morte: Amritsar, India
Luogo di residenza: Friern Barnet, England, UK
London, England, UK
Batala, India
Amritsar, India
Attività lavorative: novelist
missionary
children's book author
poet
short story writer
Breve biografia: Charlotte Maria Tucker was a daughter of Henry St. George Tucker, an author and financier who served as chairman of the British East India Company, and his wife Jane Boswell. She was raised in London and as a child wrote poems and plays to amuse her family. Her first book The Claremont Tales was published in 1852. She went on to become a prolific and popular novelist and writer of short stories, tracts, and poems for children and adults -- she reportedly produced more than 150 books during the latter half of the 19th century. Many of her works are set in India, where she went to live in 1875 at the age of 54, having first taught herself Hindustani. There she worked as a volunteer missionary and taught in a boys' school. She donated most of the profits of her books to charities and religious missions. Her pen name A.L.O.E. stands for "a lady of England."

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Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History di Charlotte Maria Tucker

I deleted this from my Kindle part of the way through. I am not sure what they were aiming for, but if I wanted something that smelled of Christianity, I would have stayed Catholic instead of becoming Jewish.

This was a very long story that I am not entirely sure I could even categorize as Jewish. OK, a few characters were "Hebrew" but given the connections to the New Testament, I have to ask, did a Messianic Jew write this? It was long and a bit painful, I am so glad I am finally finished with it to be honest.

The only reason I am labeling this as being in my Jewish library is because otherwise when I do a search, I will forget that this is more Christian than Jewish.… (altro)

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melsmarsh | Aug 2, 2013 |

The Wanderer di A.L.O.E.

The extra half-star is for the scene with David and Jenny in the last episode.

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kathleen586 | Mar 29, 2013 |

The Haunted Room di A. L. O. E.

A family from the city inherit a country estate and make the move to become gentlemen farmers. The housekeeper informs them that the room previously occupied by their deceased relative is haunted. There is a mystery slowly building and gradually solved. Family dynamics and individual personalities are well drawn. An uncle does his best to inculcate moral teachings into each visit with the three children.

Didactic fiction from the 1800s which I very much enjoyed. (3.2 stars)

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countrylife | Aug 23, 2011 |

The Silver Keys: A Tale di Charlotte Maria Tucker

The book is a sequel to two others, "Ned Franks" and "Sheer Off." A.L.O.E. wrote, principally for children, to save souls and to illuminate Christian living. Preachy? Yes. Conventional? Absolutely. But the reader is drawn into the lives of these common folks and is, perhaps, a little wiser for having done so.

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anobium625 | Feb 4, 2011 |

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