Project Gutenberg 2023-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 164 Bissell, Mary L. M. L. B. (Mary L. Bissell) B., M. L. (Mary L. Bissell) Hyde, John N. 1837 1895 Hyde, John Newton Bertha Weisser's wish : $b A Christmas story $aUnited States :$bE. P. Dutton & Co., $c1863. Bob Taylor, 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.) "Bertha Weisser's Wish: A Christmas Story" by Mary L. Bissell is a poignant children's novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Bertha, a young German girl living in poverty in New York City, who bears the heavy responsibility of caring for her younger siblings after the loss of her parents. As Christmas approaches, Bertha harbors a heartfelt wish for a magical Christmas tree for her family, igniting a journey filled with hope, sacrifice, and the desire for joy amidst adversity. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Bertha and her challenging life. We learn of her family's dire situation as she lives in a cramped attic and struggles to provide for her siblings through rag-picking and odd jobs, all while nurturing a wish for a Christmas tree that none of them have ever seen. The opening chapters depict a vivid contrast between Bertha's impoverished existence and the festive celebrations of wealthier families. Despite the bleakness surrounding her, Bertha's yearning for a semblance of joy exemplifies resilience and the power of wishes, laying the groundwork for her impending quest that will explore themes of generosity, community, and hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/berthaweisserswi01biss/page/n9/mode/2up 20220328120830bissell 1863 US Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Christmas stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Physicians -- Juvenile fiction Temptation -- Juvenile fiction Christmas trees -- Juvenile fiction Ragpickers -- Juvnile fiction Germans -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 183006 2025-09-28T03:44:59.454285 text/html 179826 2023-03-13T17:58:08 text/html 1851229 2025-09-28T03:45:04.616227 application/epub+zip 1848880 2025-09-28T03:45:01.071306 application/epub+zip 390296 2025-09-28T03:45:00.157336 application/epub+zip 2525311 2025-09-28T03:45:07.205241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2496186 2025-09-28T03:45:03.892305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153269 2025-09-28T03:44:58.946257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153025 2023-03-13T17:58:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20458 2025-09-28T03:45:07.345243 application/rdf+xml 24787 2025-09-28T03:45:00.435277 image/jpeg 2587 2025-09-28T03:45:00.296292 image/jpeg 56611 2023-03-13T17:58:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 2291549 2023-03-13T17:58:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 2315332 2025-09-28T03:44:59.575275 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