Project Gutenberg 2023-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 169 Burrell, David De Forest 1876 1950 Burrell, David de Forest 30032076 The hermit's Christmas $aUnited States :$bAmerican Tract Society, $c1912. Charlene Taylor 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 Hermit's Christmas" by David De Forest Burrell is a narrative tale written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of faith, redemption, and the true meaning of Christmas through a series of encounters between a hermit and a diverse group of visitors. Set in a remote location, it reflects on the spiritual significance of the Christmas holiday and the importance of kindness and understanding among people from different walks of life. In the story, the hermit Theodore experiences an unexpected Christmas Day when a weary Crusader and other travelers, including a beggar, a merchant, a thief, and a melancholy thinker, arrive at his secluded dwelling seeking refuge and sustenance. As they share a humble meal, the hermit engages each visitor in conversation, revealing their inner struggles and the reasons behind their lack of Christmas joy. He challenges them to reflect on their lives, emphasizing that true joy comes from love, faith, and service to others rather than material wealth or disdainful thoughts. In the end, this poignant gathering transforms them all as they express a newfound understanding of the holiday's spirit and their intentions to return to the world with a sense of purpose and compassion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/hermitschristmas01burr/page/n7/mode/2up 20211217225011burrell 1912 US Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas stories Christian life -- Fiction Christian fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: Religion/Spirituality 50353 2025-09-28T04:48:10.838057 text/html 49690 2023-04-10T17:06:13 text/html 303104 2025-09-28T04:48:13.365097 application/epub+zip 301594 2025-09-28T04:48:11.787055 application/epub+zip 111897 2025-09-28T04:48:11.205082 application/epub+zip 609813 2025-09-28T04:48:14.611071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601119 2025-09-28T04:48:12.990114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41192 2025-09-28T04:48:10.644059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40981 2023-04-10T17:06:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18202 2025-09-28T04:48:14.735070 application/rdf+xml 14333 2025-09-28T04:48:11.481066 image/jpeg 2099 2025-09-28T04:48:11.348057 image/jpeg 15396 2023-04-10T17:06:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 597541 2023-04-10T17:06:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 606199 2025-09-28T04:48:10.854044 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