Rebecca Jarrett by Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler

"Rebecca Jarrett by Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler" is a biographical account written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. The book presents the life and struggles of Rebecca Jarrett, a woman who emerged from a troubled and criminal past to become a devoted Christian worker engaged in the rescue and rehabilitation of women from prostitution. The likely topic of the book is the moral and social reform movement, focusing on the issues of vice, rescue work, and the complexities faced by women who seek redemption and transformation in the face of societal judgment. The book opens with Butler’s personal reflections on the aftermath of a high-profile trial involving Rebecca Jarrett and William Stead, emphasizing Jarrett's controversial role and the public’s harsh judgement. It then provides an honest yet compassionate sketch of Rebecca’s life, tracing her journey from a respectable upbringing through seduction, loss, vice, and eventual criminality as a brothel-keeper, and finally to her conversion and redemption through the influence of caring Christian individuals. Jarrett’s own words, included in the narrative, detail her struggles with addiction, remorse for her role in leading other women into vice, and her eventual work in rescue missions. The account highlights Rebecca’s sincerity, the practical and emotional challenges of reform, and her deep commitment to helping other women escape a life of exploitation, even at great personal risk. Butler’s narrative aims to correct public misconceptions, defend Jarrett’s character, and argue for a more merciful and understanding approach to those seeking to rebuild their lives after profound failure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey, 1828-1906
Title Rebecca Jarrett
Original Publication London: Morgan and Scott, 1885.
Note Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Jarrett, Rebecca, 1846-1928
Subject Public health laws -- Great Britain
Subject Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849-1912 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject Human trafficking -- Great Britain
Subject Child prostitution -- Great Britain
Category Text
EBook-No. 75738
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 31, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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