Project Gutenberg 2010-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 251 Hale, Edward Everett 1822 1909 Ingham, Frederic Darragh, J. Thomas Hale, E. E. (Edward Everett) Hale, Edward E. Darley, Felix Octavius Carr 1822 1888 Darley, F. O. C. (Felix Octavius Carr) 06046166 Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Ten Christmas stories They saw a great light -- Christmas waits in Boston -- Alice's Christmas-tree -- Daily bread -- Stand and wait -- The two princes -- The story of Oello -- Love is the whole -- Christmas and Rome -- The survivor's story -- The same Christmas in Old England and New. Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Ten Christmas Stories" by Edward Everett Hale is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book presents a series of engaging narratives centered around the themes of Christmas, community, and human resilience, featuring a variety of characters who navigate their unique challenges during this festive season. The opening of this collection introduces readers to the world of Samuel Cutts, a weary veteran of the Revolutionary War struggling to provide for his family in post-war Massachusetts. His fortunes seem to change when his ticket in the Massachusetts Lottery wins a significant land prize at Tripp's Cove, which he dreams of transforming into a new life for himself and his family. However, the narrative quickly illustrates the complexities of his situation as he faces societal pressures, personal trials, and family responsibilities against the backdrop of a community supportive of each other during the holidays. This segment sets the tone for a series of stories that blend historical elements with heartfelt reflections on love, sacrifice, and the essence of the Christmas spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32455/32455-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 427949 2025-06-13T09:40:10.868589 text/html 432992 2011-12-13T13:59:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 374061 2011-12-13T13:59:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401188 2025-06-13T09:40:18.662571 application/epub+zip 403624 2025-06-13T09:40:12.603592 application/epub+zip 234872 2025-06-13T09:40:11.671623 application/epub+zip 526772 2025-06-13T09:40:23.192552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483191 2025-06-13T09:40:17.813569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314772 2022-09-15T04:46:11.527492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379127 2025-06-13T09:40:10.124585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378763 2011-12-13T13:59:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148294 2011-12-13T13:59:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 378766 2011-12-13T13:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148219 2011-12-13T13:59:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22525 2025-06-13T09:40:23.367511 application/rdf+xml 12533 2025-06-13T09:40:11.783601 image/jpeg 1722 2025-06-13T09:40:11.728575 image/jpeg 373743 2025-06-13T09:40:10.918610 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 en.wikipedia