Project Gutenberg 2005-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 122 Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa) 1862 1921 Barclay, Florence Louisa (Charlesworth), Mrs. Roy, Brandon The Upas Tree: A Christmas Story for all the Year Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Upas Tree: A Christmas Story for all the Year" by Florence L. Barclay is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. This work is centered around the lives of Ronald West and his wife Helen, exploring their relationship, ambitions, and the challenges they face as Ronald prepares to travel to Central Africa for his writing. The evocative title suggests themes of personal sacrifice, love, and the journey of self-discovery intertwined with Christmas sentimentality. The opening of the story sets the stage for the relationship dynamics between Ronald and Helen. It begins with Ronald contemplating how to discuss a significant matter with Helen, revealing that he wishes to travel to Africa to gather inspiration for a novel. Helen, who is depicted as supportive yet rational, expresses concerns about his decision and the potential separation it entails. As the couple navigates their feelings, the tension between personal aspirations and marital responsibilities unfolds, hinting at deeper themes of love and duty. The initial interaction establishes a strong emotional layer to their relationship, drawing readers into their world of longing, creativity, and impending separation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 292529 2025-07-07T07:04:25.935680 text/html 297265 2020-12-12T08:40:49 text/html 400169 2025-07-07T07:04:33.793620 application/epub+zip 402437 2025-07-07T07:04:29.267642 application/epub+zip 174918 2025-07-07T07:04:28.002679 application/epub+zip 624189 2025-07-07T07:04:37.104647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606658 2025-07-07T07:04:32.946638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291214 2022-09-08T05:31:29.564055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267472 2025-07-07T07:04:25.020707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267276 2020-12-12T08:40:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267267 2020-12-12T08:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21613 2025-07-07T07:04:37.260629 application/rdf+xml 19095 2025-07-07T07:04:28.498706 image/jpeg 4341 2025-07-07T07:04:28.250662 image/jpeg 102996 2020-12-12T08:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 312720 2020-12-12T08:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 102956 2020-12-12T08:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 391128 2025-07-07T07:04:25.962693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia