Project Gutenberg 2016-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 70 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick: A Christmas Story for Boys and Girls Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick: A Christmas Story for Boys and Girls" by Edward Eggleston is a charming children's novel written in the early 1870s. This heartwarming tale revolves around key themes of generosity and compassion during the Christmas season, focusing on the character of Mr. Blake, a minister who deeply cares for the less fortunate in his community. The story follows Mr. Blake and his comically animated walking-stick, "Old Ebony," as they engage with various characters facing hardships, including a widow and a blind broom-maker. Through his Christmas efforts, Mr. Blake inspires his son, Willie, and the other children in his Sunday school to come together to support the needy, replacing their own desires for gifts with acts of kindness. Willie devises a plan to raise money for a sewing machine for the widow, ultimately leading to a fulfilling Christmas celebration that prioritizes giving rather than receiving. The narrative emphasizes the importance of compassion and generosity, beautifully weaving together the spirit of the holiday with lessons on caring for the less fortunate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Juvenile fiction Clergy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 91388 91284 2024-09-22T05:35:13.857202 2023-09-23T04:15:04.548186 text/html text/html 87798 2016-08-30T05:20:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 548778 2016-08-30T05:20:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 618235 2024-09-22T05:35:16.726212 application/epub+zip 618013 2024-09-22T05:35:14.495220 application/epub+zip 98252 2024-09-22T05:35:14.165212 application/epub+zip 661890 2024-09-22T05:35:18.607381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606065 2024-09-22T05:35:16.389231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126083 2022-09-24T03:54:46.981352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71921 71732 2024-09-22T05:35:13.504220 2023-09-23T04:15:03.936186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 71990 2016-08-30T05:20:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27257 2016-08-30T05:20:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19407 2024-09-22T05:35:18.735180 application/rdf+xml 15420 2024-09-22T05:35:14.245270 image/jpeg 1890 2024-09-22T05:35:14.207199 image/jpeg 556836 2024-09-22T05:35:13.934273 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