Project Gutenberg 2016-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 142 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick: A Christmas Story for Boys and Girls Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick: A Christmas Story for Boys and Girls" by Edward Eggleston is a charming children's novel written in the early 1870s. This heartwarming tale revolves around key themes of generosity and compassion during the Christmas season, focusing on the character of Mr. Blake, a minister who deeply cares for the less fortunate in his community. The story follows Mr. Blake and his comically animated walking-stick, "Old Ebony," as they engage with various characters facing hardships, including a widow and a blind broom-maker. Through his Christmas efforts, Mr. Blake inspires his son, Willie, and the other children in his Sunday school to come together to support the needy, replacing their own desires for gifts with acts of kindness. Willie devises a plan to raise money for a sewing machine for the widow, ultimately leading to a fulfilling Christmas celebration that prioritizes giving rather than receiving. The narrative emphasizes the importance of compassion and generosity, beautifully weaving together the spirit of the holiday with lessons on caring for the less fortunate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Juvenile fiction Clergy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 91684 2025-06-21T07:45:48.484811 text/html 67379 2024-10-23T01:03:39 text/html 618347 2025-06-21T07:45:51.483775 application/epub+zip 618010 2025-06-21T07:45:49.195787 application/epub+zip 98239 2025-06-21T07:45:48.819795 application/epub+zip 661970 2025-06-21T07:45:53.385796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606083 2025-06-21T07:45:51.126873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126083 2022-09-24T03:54:46.981352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71770 2025-06-21T07:45:48.132779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51687 2024-10-23T01:03:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17411 2025-06-21T07:45:53.527844 application/rdf+xml 15420 2025-06-21T07:45:48.908798 image/jpeg 1890 2025-06-21T07:45:48.863783 image/jpeg 556893 2025-06-21T07:45:48.574880 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