Project Gutenberg 2012-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 77 Sedgwick, Anne Douglas 1873 1935 Christmas Roses and Other Stories Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Christmas roses -- Hepaticas -- Daffodils -- Pansies -- Pink foxgloves -- Carnations -- Staking a larkspur -- Evening primroses -- Autumn crocuses. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Christmas Roses and Other Stories" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is a collection of fictional narratives written in the early 20th century. The opening story centers on Mrs. Delafield, a widowed and childless woman reflecting on her life while tending to Christmas roses in her garden, which symbolize resilience and hope amidst sorrow. As she grapples with memories of her losses and familial obligations, she is drawn into the complexities of her niece Rhoda's tumultuous relationships. The beginning of the story introduces Mrs. Delafield as she finds solace in her garden, particularly in the vibrant Christmas roses that bloom despite the winter chill. The flowers evoke memories of Christmas and life’s miracles, prompting her to draw parallels between their persistence and her own strength in the face of grief. As she prepares to address a troubling letter from her brother regarding Rhoda and her reckless romantic choices, the narrative hints at a family dynamic filled with expectation and concern, foreshadowing the potential impact Mrs. Delafield's decisions will have on her niece's future and the fragile bond between them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40650/40650-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 583094 583012 2024-10-17T07:48:16.714495 2023-09-17T15:34:47.589345 text/html text/html 589147 2021-01-25T13:41:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 1089134 2021-01-25T13:41:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1186231 2024-10-17T07:48:23.616449 application/epub+zip 1194317 2024-10-17T07:48:17.862497 application/epub+zip 289659 2024-10-17T07:48:17.224484 application/epub+zip 1347615 2024-10-17T07:48:28.457453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1315532 2024-10-17T07:48:23.102459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415835 2022-09-18T15:31:09.190124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545618 2024-10-17T07:48:15.853555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554622 2012-12-20T13:34:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 209380 2012-12-20T13:34:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 545522 2012-12-20T13:34:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 208243 2012-12-20T13:34:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 545518 2012-12-20T13:34:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208168 2012-12-20T13:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23339 2024-10-17T07:48:28.607448 application/rdf+xml 17025 2024-10-17T07:48:17.310514 image/jpeg 2048 2024-10-17T07:48:17.267496 image/jpeg 1094035 2024-10-17T07:48:16.824483 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