Project Gutenberg 2013-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 153 Unknown Leaves for a Christmas Bough: Love, Truth, and Hope Produced by Suzanne Shell, Brian Wilcox 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.) "Leaves for a Christmas Bough: Love, Truth, and Hope" is a collection of stories and letters aimed at children, likely written in the mid-19th century. The text captures the spirit of Christmas and serves as a festive gift, filled with tales of kindness, morality, and the joys of youth. It appears to be intended for a juvenile audience, emphasizing themes of love, benevolence, and personal growth. The opening of this collection presents various pieces, starting with a heartfelt letter from Santa Claus addressing children about the joys of the holiday and the importance of self-improvement. He encourages them to reflect on their past year and to strive for betterment in character. Following this, the narrative introduces a young girl named Rigolette, whose life as a seamstress in Paris reveals her struggles and charity. Each story appears to be designed not only for entertainment but also to impart valuable lessons on morality, kindness, and the importance of community among children's lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's poetry Children's stories PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 144396 2025-09-17T04:55:18.125453 text/html 117786 2024-10-23T13:37:26 text/html 636296 2025-09-17T04:55:25.063465 application/epub+zip 636974 2025-09-17T04:55:21.609457 application/epub+zip 120100 2025-09-17T04:55:20.295451 application/epub+zip 809420 2025-09-17T04:55:27.535447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784989 2025-09-17T04:55:24.075443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242210 2022-09-19T07:12:05.593133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125508 2025-09-17T04:55:17.579441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105528 2024-10-23T13:37:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16264 2025-09-17T04:55:27.661395 application/rdf+xml 17167 2025-09-17T04:55:20.789421 image/jpeg 3776 2025-09-17T04:55:20.540434 image/jpeg 711057 2025-09-17T04:55:18.166481 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 More titles under Anonymous