Project Gutenberg 2022-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 145 Palmer, Josephine Ludlow Palmer, Josephine L. Lagerlöf, Selma 1858 1940 Lagerlof, Selma Lagerlöf, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerloef, Selma Thorp, Annie Longfellow 1852 1931 Thorp, Anne Longfellow Thorp, Annie L. Buck, Gertrude 1871 1922 22003220 The lighting of the Christmas tree $aUnited States :$bSamuel French,$c1917,copyright 1921. Vassar series of plays Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lighting of the Christmas Tree" by Josephine L. Palmer and Annie L. Thorp is a one-act play adapted from Selma Lagerlöf's "The Christmas Guest," and was published in the early 20th century. The play captures the spirit of Christmas, focusing on themes of hospitality, compassion, and redemption. Set against a backdrop of a Swedish manor house during the Christmas Eve, it unfolds the interactions between characters that highlight the contrasts between joy and sorrow during the festive season. The story follows Olga and her husband Liljekrona as they prepare to celebrate Christmas with their two young boys. The arrival of Ruster, a down-on-his-luck and alcoholic flute player, disrupts their plans, leading to tension as Olga wishes to protect her children from influence while also grappling with her conscience to show kindness. As the play progresses, the family members confront their feelings about Ruster’s presence and their neglect of the needy, leading to a poignant climax. With the arrival of Christmas, Ruster's return to the family's fold symbolizes hope and the potential for redemption through love and community, culminating in the heartwarming lighting of the Christmas tree and the rekindling of joy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lightingofchrist00palm/page/n1/mode/2up 20210118014007lagerlf 1917 US Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas plays PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 84956 2025-07-27T07:13:32.318647 text/html 60779 2024-10-18T23:07:02 text/html 269844 2025-07-27T07:13:36.223627 application/epub+zip 269135 2025-07-27T07:13:33.627656 application/epub+zip 128920 2025-07-27T07:13:32.863647 application/epub+zip 597460 2025-07-27T07:13:38.118617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581768 2025-07-27T07:13:35.696660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456611 2022-09-30T19:40:37.106652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58424 2025-07-27T07:13:31.842658 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38329 2024-10-18T23:07:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18470 2025-07-27T07:13:38.303599 application/rdf+xml 15591 2025-07-27T07:13:33.179638 image/jpeg 2276 2025-07-27T07:13:33.021652 image/jpeg 855961 2025-07-27T07:13:32.333676 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia