Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 232 Boyd, Mary Stuart 1860 1937 Boyd, A. S. (Alexander Stuart) 1854 1930 Boyd, Alexander Stuart A Versailles Christmas-Tide Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Karen Robinson, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Versailles Christmas-Tide" by Mary Stuart Boyd is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story takes place during a winter season in France, focusing on familial bonds and holiday traditions, particularly centered around the experiences of a family as they navigate personal adversity while trying to celebrate Christmas. At the start of the book, the main characters prepare for the joyful return of their son, referred to as "the Boy," who is a student at Versailles. As they eagerly await his arrival, unexpected news of his illness—scarlet fever—derails their plans, prompting them to rush to his side. The opening captures their anxious journey to versailles, detailing a comedic encounter with a young woman named Placidia, whose clumsiness adds a layer of lightheartedness amid the tension. Following these events, the family focuses on bringing some Christmas cheer to their sick son and another boy in the hospital, blending themes of care, love, and the poignant spirit of the holiday amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Versailles (France) -- Description and travel Boyd, Mary Stuart -- Travel -- France DC PR Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 185516 181956 2024-10-05T06:44:48.844173 2023-10-05T07:08:41.167309 text/html text/html 176680 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3598455 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3682288 2024-10-05T06:44:59.495193 application/epub+zip 3684243 2024-10-05T06:44:53.031144 application/epub+zip 132537 2024-10-05T06:44:49.289163 application/epub+zip 2932953 2024-10-05T06:45:02.263084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2909510 2024-10-05T06:44:55.789108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120231 2022-09-05T10:05:19.538862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141336 141243 2024-10-05T06:44:48.253268 2023-10-05T07:08:40.637324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142566 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58636 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142555 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58533 2020-12-21T09:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22325 2024-10-05T06:45:02.408082 application/rdf+xml 8730 2024-10-05T06:44:49.366166 image/jpeg 1754 2024-10-05T06:44:49.327159 image/jpeg 3595508 2024-10-05T06:44:48.993170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog