Project Gutenberg 2007-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 308 Gale, Zona 1874 1938 Breese, William Llywelyn, Mrs. Breese, William Lleywelyn, Mrs. Solon, Leon V. (Leon Victor) 1872 1957 Christmas: A Story Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Christmas: A Story" by Zona Gale is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in the small town of Old Trail Town and revolves around the character of Mary Chavah, a woman who has long renounced celebrating Christmas. The story explores her interactions with neighbors as the town grapples with the idea of skipping Christmas festivities due to economic hardship, eventually leading to a deeper reflection on the true meaning of Christmas amidst personal loss and communal struggle. At the start of the novel, Mary Chavah is depicted tending to her lawn, having just created a vibrant patch of violets after a fire. While town residents marvel at her luck, Mary expresses a lack of belief in miracles and a disinterest in Christmas, a sentiment echoed by her neighbor Ebenezer Rule, who has recently closed his factory and is weary of holiday obligations. The opening chapters introduce various townspeople and their discussions about forgoing Christmas celebrations this year due to financial strain. This sets a scene of tension between traditional expectations and the realities of life in a struggling community, hinting at a deeper, emotional exploration of the holiday's significance as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories PS Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 260589 2025-06-08T15:11:05.225110 text/html 262673 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 587130 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 595664 2025-06-08T15:11:13.272077 application/epub+zip 597325 2025-06-08T15:11:08.350075 application/epub+zip 174248 2025-06-08T15:11:06.996091 application/epub+zip 741945 2025-06-08T15:11:16.898030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711502 2025-06-08T15:11:12.333043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239296 2022-09-09T15:08:21.134743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224500 2025-06-08T15:11:04.375083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224335 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85480 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224326 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85440 2021-01-01T18:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21227 2025-06-08T15:11:17.046006 application/rdf+xml 13619 2025-06-08T15:11:07.548075 image/jpeg 3604 2025-06-08T15:11:07.270044 image/jpeg 658610 2025-06-08T15:11:05.267053 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