Project Gutenberg 2005-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 124 Brown, Abbie Farwell 1871 1927 The Christmas Angel Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Elaine Walker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Christmas Angel" by Abbie Farwell Brown is a heartwarming children's story that was published in the early 20th century, likely reflecting the values and sentiments of that period. This charming tale focuses on themes of generosity, the spirit of Christmas, and the rediscovery of familial bonds, presenting a narrative that encapsulates the holiday spirit through the lens of redemption and connection. The story follows Miss Angelina Terry, a lonely and curmudgeonly woman who believes Christmas is merely an occasion for wastefulness and self-indulgence. On Christmas Eve, she stumbles upon an old play box filled with discarded toys, including a pink papier-mâché Angel that evokes painful memories of her childhood. Instead of throwing the toys away, she tests the holiday spirit by discarding them on the street, observing the reactions of passersby. Through a series of vignettes involving the toys and their new owners, the Christmas Angel appears as a symbol of hope and goodwill. Ultimately, the story reunites Miss Terry with her estranged brother Tom and a little girl named Mary, suggesting that the true essence of Christmas lies in love, connection, and the joy of giving. The narrative showcases a transformation in Miss Terry's character, illustrating that it is never too late to embrace the spirit of generosity and togetherness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 128375 128353 2024-10-07T06:57:33.058287 2023-09-07T08:18:12.471600 text/html text/html 128997 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 586832 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597614 2024-10-07T06:57:36.522276 application/epub+zip 597977 2024-10-07T06:57:33.816280 application/epub+zip 105099 2024-10-07T06:57:33.405258 application/epub+zip 676573 2024-10-07T06:57:38.684293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656842 2024-10-07T06:57:36.104241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153521 2022-09-07T23:18:02.682667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110622 110544 2024-10-07T06:57:32.664280 2023-09-07T08:18:12.153617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 110425 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42205 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 110416 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42181 2020-12-14T10:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21776 2024-10-07T06:57:38.822237 application/rdf+xml 22458 2024-10-07T06:57:33.474260 image/jpeg 3763 2024-10-07T06:57:33.438276 image/jpeg 588560 2024-10-07T06:57:33.108277 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 en.wikipedia