Her Benny

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Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. Cuffs and kicks they reckon upon every day of their lives; and in this they are rarely disappointed, and a lad who by dodging or cunning can escape this daily discipline is looked upon by the others as ” ‘mazin’ cute. Benny is given several chances to improve himself and even when he and Nell are down on their luck he always steers away from stealing and any thing dishonest.

Still, it seems like perfect plot fodder for a farce about a Victorian character who follows people around, dying again and again. It sounds like some sort of terrible Dickensian street urchin euthanasia where the kids have been brain washed into wanting to go to heaven and just sort of pine away. My teeth fell out shortly after reading this as this is probably the most saccharine novel of mid-Victorian poverty and death that I've ever read. Benny’s father’s drowning in the dock – gurgles and all – and the scene where Joe invites his docile fellow workers to hear him read the bible are similarly absurd.I mean having grown up in liverpool and the surrounding areas I have visited many places within this book and have felt able to immerse myself into what was happening.

Then raising his voice to a loud pitch the shouted, “Mike, come down here: there’s a chap that ‘as five pun’ in his pocket; let’s collar him quick! As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Eventually Nell shuffles off the mortal coil and probably gets to heaven or becomes a little angel and Benny decides the best thing he can do is head off down the road towards Manchester and then lie down and wait for death to take him Cheerfully Benny is rescued by a friendly farmer and is cured of his heavy heart by a healthy dose of farm activities and the outdoor lifestyle and goes on to make his way in the world with an almost improbable bought of self improvements.Nelly plies her trade like the little match girl selling fusees on around Castle Street and St George's Church.

Lawrence, and marriage with Eva, who gave him the shilling in his greatest hour of need, which he kept and never dared spend. Nelly has a weak constitution and Benny considers a life of crime as a means to alleviate their suffering.

And instantly, seizing a huge poker and waving it in the air, he shouted to the affrighted agent, with a terrible oath.