Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Allen, James Lane 1849 1925 The Bride of the Mistletoe Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "The Bride of the Mistletoe" by James Lane Allen is a piece of fiction written during the late 19th century. The narrative follows a married couple, whose lives are grounded in their rural Kentucky farmhouse, as they prepare for the Christmas celebration, dealing with themes of love, family, and the passage of time. This rich story seems set against the backdrop of the winter solstice festivities, with elements of mystery surrounding the couple's shared past and future. The beginning of the novel introduces us to a man deeply engaged in his writing as Christmas approaches, hinting at a significant secret that relates to his family and broader themes about the celebration. He is surrounded by books and photographs of his wife and children, infusing the scene with warmth and nostalgia. The balance of domestic tranquility is disrupted when his wife enters the room, leading to a revealing conversation about their mutual feelings and the idea of being "an incident" in each other's lives. As they prepare for Christmas, the tension builds, foreshadowing a pivotal moment that ties together past sacrifices, love, and the upcoming celebration, while subtly alluding to the deeper meanings of the traditions they hold dear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Psychological fiction Married people -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 239900 239901 2024-10-04T09:59:16.721240 2023-10-04T09:06:33.615536 text/html text/html 243167 2021-02-25T22:58:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 83922 2021-02-25T22:58:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 150243 2024-10-04T09:59:22.223220 application/epub+zip 150682 2024-10-04T09:59:18.613242 application/epub+zip 150683 2024-10-04T09:59:17.390241 application/epub+zip 286405 2024-10-04T09:59:24.986710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270553 2024-10-04T09:59:21.535221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229300 2022-09-04T13:19:54.148891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206061 205947 2024-10-04T09:59:16.226262 2023-10-04T09:06:33.236472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 206904 2016-10-30T12:18:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 80173 2016-10-30T12:21:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 205758 2013-04-30T17:34:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 79984 2013-04-30T17:35:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205756 2013-04-30T17:34:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79941 2013-04-30T17:35:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23490 2024-10-04T09:59:25.122695 application/rdf+xml 12222 2024-10-04T09:59:17.976233 image/jpeg 3528 2024-10-04T09:59:17.656230 image/jpeg 146533 2024-10-04T09:59:16.742240 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