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Nemo or The Wonderful Door
In the eyes of the world, Nemo was a little nobody. Through a series of events, he finds his place in a family, and becomes a nobody no longer. Yet a comfortable place in this world is the least of his blessings. Read about Nemo's encounter with the Wonderful Door that changed his life in more ways than one. For those who enter, this Wonderful Door leads to a heavenly home of glory and joy that never ends.
Republished later as "Little Nobody and the Wonderful Door".
Republished later as "Little Nobody and the Wonderful Door".
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1893
About the author
Mrs. O.F. Walton
80 books20 followersAmy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs O.F. Walton, was a British author of Christian children's and teenage books, mainly but not exclusively fiction. She was born Amy Catherine Deck in 1849, and died in Leigh, Kent in 1939.
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
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August 15, 2026
A lovely little story on the sweet truth that Jesus is our door 🩷!
The characters are so dear. Poor little Abel, I loved his heart, and I'm so glad he knocked before it was too late. Amos was my favorite. I loved his faith, and it is so wonderful how God often answers prayers almost the moment they are asked. Only God can orchestrate that ☺️. Nemo was such a sweet little boy, I'm glad he never gave up on Abel.
CW: Kidnapping, children mocking the dwarf just because he was different (shown as wrong), murder
My rating/Age Recommendation:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 out of 5 stars)/8+
I always love these old little stories 🩷!
The characters are so dear. Poor little Abel, I loved his heart, and I'm so glad he knocked before it was too late. Amos was my favorite. I loved his faith, and it is so wonderful how God often answers prayers almost the moment they are asked. Only God can orchestrate that ☺️. Nemo was such a sweet little boy, I'm glad he never gave up on Abel.
CW: Kidnapping, children mocking the dwarf just because he was different (shown as wrong), murder
My rating/Age Recommendation:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 out of 5 stars)/8+
I always love these old little stories 🩷!
May 17, 2023
Not the most attention captivating story I’ve ever read, but amazing attention to detail, character development, and values.
June 1, 2025
This book was good! I enjoyed reading it for my first book of the lamplighter reading challenge. The lesson of Christ being the door to eternal life was well presented.
June 3, 2021
Good example of its type. Lickety-split ending. So much pathos that the occasional giggle is unavoidable
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