Project Gutenberg 2025-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 814 Rhoades, Nina 1863 1940 Withington, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Rupp) 1883 1962 Withington, Elizabeth Withington, Elizabeth Rupp Maisie's merry Christmas $aBoston :$bLothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., $c1911. Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Maisie's merry Christmas -- Jill and Lill -- How Reggie saw the Sphinx. Susan E., Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Maisie's Merry Christmas" by Nina Rhoades is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Maisie Barton, who faces disappointment during her family's holiday travels in Europe, particularly since they are away from home at Christmas. A significant part of the narrative focuses on her desire to bring joy to a less fortunate girl, Celeste, who is blind and lives in poverty. The central themes likely explore kindness, generosity, and the spirit of giving during the holiday season. The opening of the story introduces Maisie at her family's hotel in Nice, where she expresses her discontent about being away from home for Christmas. Her father suggests that instead of focusing on her own disappointment, she could try to make someone else's Christmas merry. This leads to Maisie's desire to give gifts to Celeste, who she discovers is in a difficult situation. As the narrative progresses, the reader sees Maisie shopping for thoughtful gifts to surprise Celeste, highlighting her growth and the importance of empathy. Ultimately, the story promises to convey a heartwarming Christmas message centered around selflessness and the joy of helping others in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082292990&seq=1 20241105134137rhoades 1911 US en Christmas stories Children's stories Children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading 380411 2025-02-28T22:25:04.705149 text/html 354860 2025-02-27T17:28:47 text/html 825747 2025-02-28T22:25:10.034038 application/epub+zip 824857 2025-02-28T22:25:05.715139 application/epub+zip 242299 2025-02-28T22:25:05.190079 application/epub+zip 847310 2025-02-28T22:25:13.636556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826039 2025-02-28T22:25:09.635056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357866 2025-02-28T22:25:03.870145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337927 2025-02-27T17:28:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14746 2025-02-28T22:25:13.772530 application/rdf+xml 7862 2025-02-28T22:25:05.369090 image/jpeg 1518 2025-02-28T22:25:05.279074 image/jpeg 768949 2025-02-28T22:25:04.758134 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