Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Beasley's Christmas Party Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beasley's Christmas Party" by Booth Tarkington is a fictional narrative likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the protagonist, who has recently moved to Wainwright, where he becomes intrigued by the enigmatic figure of Mr. David Beasley, a local political figure. As the protagonist navigates his new life, he finds himself drawn to the peculiar occurrences surrounding Beasley’s residence, leading to an exploration of themes such as loneliness, community, and the nature of friendship. The opening of the story sets up a tranquil October morning as the narrator returns from his first shift at the local newspaper. He reflects on a particular house that he admires, which belongs to Mr. Beasley, while experiencing intrigue at the strange occurrences he senses coming from within. During a chance encounter with Miss Apperthwaite, the daughter of his boarding house owner, he learns about Beasley's character and his solitary living arrangement. The initial chapters paint a picture of Beasley as a quirky yet kind-hearted man, deeply connected to a sickly child named Hamilton Swift, who uses an imaginary world to cope with his difficult life. This leads to humorous and poignant exchanges that hint at deeper emotional currents, creating an engaging setup for their eventual Christmas gathering. The tone of the narrative combines lighthearted observations with an underlying sense of longing and mystery, prompting the reader to further explore Beasley’s character and the relationships around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 139772 139773 2024-10-03T07:07:35.262087 2023-10-03T06:53:31.517965 text/html text/html 142762 2021-01-27T03:47:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 49372 2021-01-27T03:47:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 121095 2024-10-03T07:07:41.253064 application/epub+zip 121698 2024-10-03T07:07:38.264098 application/epub+zip 110939 2024-10-03T07:07:37.109089 application/epub+zip 256912 2024-10-03T07:07:43.450051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244858 2024-10-03T07:07:40.551162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199661 2022-09-03T09:28:03.334004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115908 115812 2024-10-03T07:07:34.838099 2023-10-03T06:53:31.213965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117763 2018-03-03T10:44:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 46365 2018-03-19T13:18:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 115670 2013-04-09T13:19:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46087 2013-04-09T13:19:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21567 2024-10-03T07:07:43.573050 application/rdf+xml 15001 2024-10-03T07:07:37.636102 image/jpeg 4106 2024-10-03T07:07:37.371247 image/jpeg 119599 2024-10-03T07:07:35.274118 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