Project Gutenberg 2006-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 107 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. Hunt, Alice Ercle 16021128 The Romance of a Christmas Card Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Romance of a Christmas Card" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a sentimental novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of a quaint New England village during the Christmas season, the book explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the magic of the holiday spirit through the intertwined lives of its characters. The narrative primarily revolves around the relationships and emotional histories of villagers, particularly focusing on the hopes and trials during the festive period. The story follows Letty Boynton, a devoted but lonely guardian of her twin nephews, as she navigates her feelings of abandonment and unfulfilled dreams. Parallel to her struggles, the minister's wife, Reba Larrabee, yearns for recognition as a poet and artist while addressing her husband’s parish duties. When the Larrabee’s Christmas card—featuring Letty’s home—captures the interest of a card publisher, unexpected connections emerge. As life unfolds, past grievances blur and give way to forgiveness and renewal, especially when estranged characters reunite during the festive season. The novel culminates in the poignant realization of love, embodying the warmth and redemptive power of the Christmas spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PS Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 133885 133835 2024-10-07T15:35:36.454345 2023-09-08T05:54:53.664237 text/html text/html 132564 2006-01-04T15:55:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1324657 2006-01-04T15:55:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1366455 2024-10-07T15:35:39.734346 application/epub+zip 1367253 2024-10-07T15:35:37.150370 application/epub+zip 109666 2024-10-07T15:35:36.787344 application/epub+zip 1424253 2024-10-07T15:35:41.815357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1406157 2024-10-07T15:35:39.348381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152537 2022-09-08T11:12:47.353559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112454 112344 2024-10-07T15:35:36.044388 2023-09-08T05:54:53.329235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 112420 2006-01-04T15:55:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44879 2006-01-04T15:55:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 112410 2006-01-04T15:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44858 2006-01-04T15:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22246 2024-10-07T15:35:41.951305 application/rdf+xml 32656 2024-10-07T15:35:36.857312 image/jpeg 4710 2024-10-07T15:35:36.822337 image/jpeg 1333311 2024-10-07T15:35:36.535354 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