Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Mr. Bingle Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Etext produced by Charles Franks, Charles Aldarondo, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Mr. Bingle" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written during the early 20th century, likely around the 1910s. The story centers around Mr. Thomas S. Bingle, a kind-hearted and gentle bookkeeper living in New York City, who shares a home with his wife, Mary. Despite their love for each other, they grapple with the heart-wrenching absence of children in their lives, which shapes their Christmas traditions and prompts them to invite the less fortunate into their home during the holidays, highlighting themes of kindness, loneliness, and the joy of giving. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. and Mrs. Bingle on Christmas Eve, filled with anticipation for their yearly gathering of children from the local community to celebrate the holiday. As they prepare their apartment and reflect on their longing for children, we meet the Sykes family, particularly the five excitable youngsters that bring vibrant energy to their otherwise quiet lives. Mr. Bingle is portrayed as a devoted man with a passion for reading "A Christmas Carol" to his guests, showcasing his sentimental nature and belief in the goodness of people. The narrative begins to build a backdrop that explores family, community, and the deep-seated yearning for parental connection, creating an emotional resonance that hints at the challenges and joys the Bingles will face as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Christmas stories Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Christmas carol -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 590332 590333 2024-10-03T07:10:56.976119 2023-10-03T06:56:09.533292 text/html text/html 598888 2019-05-10T14:48:12 text/html 283828 2024-10-03T07:11:06.390044 application/epub+zip 291116 2024-10-03T07:11:00.201043 application/epub+zip 280402 2024-10-03T07:10:58.790067 application/epub+zip 489921 2024-10-03T07:11:11.165026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460998 2024-10-03T07:11:05.497021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423807 2022-09-03T09:32:07.558945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511060 510916 2024-10-03T07:10:55.771123 2023-10-03T06:56:08.546265 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510877 2013-04-11T18:46:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196276 2013-04-11T18:58:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20175 2024-10-03T07:11:11.365986 application/rdf+xml 12795 2024-10-03T07:10:59.368060 image/jpeg 3397 2024-10-03T07:10:59.077042 image/jpeg 205231 2019-05-10T14:49:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 275024 2024-10-03T07:10:57.023098 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