Books with author Merita L Thompson

For the quality of its research and the clarity of its synthesis, The Rise of Respectable Society will gain a reputation as an outstanding reinterpretation of the Victorian period.In the years since the appearance of G. M. Youngs brilliant survey, Victorian England: Portrait of an Age, a mass of new research from new perspectives has entirely changed the landscape of the Victorian era. The Rise of Respectable Society offers a new map of this territory as revealed by close empirical studies of marriage, the family, domestic and working classes from the rigidity of the class stereotypes by which they have been frequently portrayed. But it also argues that the diversity of cultures within those classes was in fact the essence of Victorian society, and that as each class developed its notions of self-respect, so it adhered ever more closely to the classes above and below it, thus avoiding the revolutionary fractures which appeared in many other European countries during this period.

ABOUT THE BOOK: While it is true that Missy has bright red hair and freckles, she is most definitely not a speckled, red-haired trout! Join Missy and her two faithful friends, Peter and Anna-the brown-eyed Bentley twins, as they encourage Missy through an awful, dreadful day. You will be surprised at what God can do. **** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: D. L. Thompson resides in the cold, snowy north country of Minnesota with her family. She writes with one desire-to help children understand that God is a faithful heavenly Father who not only sees all things but cares about every hurt and is always present. D. L. Thompson home educated her children from preschool through high school, tutored, and has taught in many different children's ministries over the years.