Project Gutenberg 2007-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 79 Walton, O. F., Mrs. 1849 1939 Walton, Amy Catherine Deck, Amy Catherine Walton, Mrs O. F. Walton, Octavius Frank, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. O. F. Christie's old organ : $b or, Home, sweet home Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Joel Erickson, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Christie's Old Organ: Or Home, Sweet Home" by Mrs. O. F. Walton is a poignant novel likely written in the late 19th century. It centers on the lives of two seemingly forgotten characters—an old man named Treffy and a ragged boy named Christie—who find comfort and companionship amid their struggles. The story explores themes of love, loss, and the search for a sense of belonging, all underscored by the haunting melodies of an old barrel-organ that evokes memories of home and security. The opening of the book introduces readers to the bleak reality of Treffy, who plays his barrel-organ in a dreary lodging house, a reflection of his own loneliness and the neglect he feels from society. As he plays the familiar tune "Home, Sweet Home," a young boy, Christie, is drawn to the sound, reliving memories of his mother. The early chapters depict a growing friendship between the two, as Christie finds solace in Treffy's music while caring for him as Treffy's health declines. These early moments set the stage for an exploration of hope, faith, and the enduring connection between human beings in their darkest hours. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 186404 186265 2024-10-09T13:07:01.546015 2023-09-10T04:59:46.336670 text/html text/html 186030 2007-07-04T15:29:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 158845 2021-01-02T18:47:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240582 2024-10-09T13:07:08.810021 application/epub+zip 240620 2024-10-09T13:07:04.771983 application/epub+zip 122915 2024-10-09T13:07:03.448001 application/epub+zip 370702 2024-10-09T13:07:11.947040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357170 2024-10-09T13:07:07.958113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235201 2022-09-10T10:26:46.433899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170842 170720 2024-10-09T13:07:00.974999 2023-09-10T04:59:45.890670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 170591 2021-01-02T18:47:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59286 2021-01-02T18:47:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20081 2024-10-09T13:07:12.098960 application/rdf+xml 13784 2024-10-09T13:07:04.013018 image/jpeg 3475 2024-10-09T13:07:03.732048 image/jpeg 236038 2024-10-09T13:07:01.569999 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