Project Gutenberg 2009-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 278 Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) 1840 1904 Murray, William Henry Harrison 98001606 Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks How John Norton the trapper kept his Christmas -- John Norton's vagabond. E-text prepared by Sigal Alon, Chris Logan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks" by W. H. H. Murray is a collection of holiday-themed narratives written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the character John Norton, an old trapper living in a cabin in the woods, as he prepares for Christmas and reflects on the spirit of giving and community amidst his solitary life. The story explores themes of kindness, generosity, and the simple joys of life during the holiday season. The opening of the tale introduces us to John Norton in his cozy, fire-lit cabin on Christmas Eve, where he engages in thoughtful contemplation as he reads a book. He is struck by the notion of charity and feels compelled to help a less fortunate family nearby. As he prepares a pack of food to bring to them the next day, he experiences a moment of connection with his loyal hounds and expresses his desire to give back to the community, demonstrating his warm-hearted nature. The narrative sets the stage for a heartwarming exploration of Christmas spirit through the trapper's interactions with his friend Wild Bill, leading to an unexpected delivery of gifts meant for a woman struggling with hunger and hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dogs -- Fiction Christmas stories Friendship -- Fiction Gifts -- Fiction Trappers -- Fiction Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Fiction Hunger -- Fiction Charity -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 208210 2025-06-11T14:17:14.670449 text/html 209395 2009-02-16T15:35:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 960775 2021-01-04T18:43:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 984396 2025-06-11T14:17:19.196429 application/epub+zip 984645 2025-06-11T14:17:15.647451 application/epub+zip 101632 2025-06-11T14:17:15.175424 application/epub+zip 1042173 2025-06-11T14:17:21.843440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1023637 2025-06-11T14:17:18.488380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142345 2022-09-13T06:58:09.552158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183169 2025-06-11T14:17:14.260419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182673 2021-01-04T18:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69281 2021-01-04T18:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182680 2021-01-04T18:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69283 2021-01-04T18:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22674 2025-06-11T14:17:22.009417 application/rdf+xml 3893 2025-06-11T14:17:15.263421 image/jpeg 1070 2025-06-11T14:17:15.221396 image/jpeg 960644 2025-06-11T14:17:14.728476 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