Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 156 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Mr. Bingle Etext produced by Charles Franks, Charles Aldarondo, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Mr. Bingle" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written during the early 20th century, likely around the 1910s. The story centers around Mr. Thomas S. Bingle, a kind-hearted and gentle bookkeeper living in New York City, who shares a home with his wife, Mary. Despite their love for each other, they grapple with the heart-wrenching absence of children in their lives, which shapes their Christmas traditions and prompts them to invite the less fortunate into their home during the holidays, highlighting themes of kindness, loneliness, and the joy of giving. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. and Mrs. Bingle on Christmas Eve, filled with anticipation for their yearly gathering of children from the local community to celebrate the holiday. As they prepare their apartment and reflect on their longing for children, we meet the Sykes family, particularly the five excitable youngsters that bring vibrant energy to their otherwise quiet lives. Mr. Bingle is portrayed as a devoted man with a passion for reading "A Christmas Carol" to his guests, showcasing his sentimental nature and belief in the goodness of people. The narrative begins to build a backdrop that explores family, community, and the deep-seated yearning for parental connection, creating an emotional resonance that hints at the challenges and joys the Bingles will face as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Christmas stories Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Christmas carol -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 590435 2025-08-03T05:59:37.947330 text/html 598888 2019-05-10T14:48:12 text/html 283894 2025-08-03T05:59:46.360288 application/epub+zip 291100 2025-08-03T05:59:40.793305 application/epub+zip 280387 2025-08-03T05:59:39.557292 application/epub+zip 489909 2025-08-03T05:59:50.720260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460998 2025-08-03T05:59:45.562306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423807 2022-09-03T09:32:07.558945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511060 2025-08-03T05:59:37.002343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510877 2013-04-11T18:46:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19131 2025-08-03T05:59:50.856232 application/rdf+xml 12795 2025-08-03T05:59:40.049287 image/jpeg 3397 2025-08-03T05:59:39.801291 image/jpeg 205231 2019-05-10T14:49:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 196276 2013-04-11T18:58:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 275064 2025-08-03T05:59:37.990294 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