Project Gutenberg 2024-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 72 Hodder, Edwin 1837 1904 Merry, Old Old Merry Our Christmas party $aLondon :$bJackson, Walford, & Hodder, $c1867. Preparations -- The party -- The meandering musician -- The great reform debate and demonstration -- Round the fire after supper -- Frozen up; or, My polar experiences, by W.H.G. Kingston -- A rescue in the Rocky Mountains, by R.M. Ballantyne -- Lost and found, by Edwin Hodder -- Castle Connor, by Mona B. Bickerstaffe -- The "black dragoon," by Sidney Daryl -- A Christmas dinner at Dr. Lickemwell's, by R. Hope Moncrieff -- A wild Yule e'en, by Cyntha -- Conclusion. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library) "Our Christmas Party" by Edwin Hodder is a holiday-themed novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around an inviting and jovial character named Mr. Merry, who is determined to host a cheerful Christmas Eve party for youths in his community. The narrative unfolds through the preparations and the various amusing events that occur during the celebration. The opening of this festive novel introduces readers to Mr. Merry as he shares his plans with Rebecca, his loyal housekeeper, about throwing a party for the local young people. Their humorous exchange highlights Rebecca's initial objections, which are soon replaced with enthusiastic support when she realizes the festive spirit of the occasion. As the clock ticks closer to the chosen time for the gathering, the excitement builds with the arrival of the guests, who are a lively group of characters, including the musical Tom Martin and the spirited Ada, and others eager to partake in the merriment. The atmosphere is festive, setting the stage for laughter, music, and a variety of entertaining activities planned for the night. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ourchristmaspart00hoddiala/page/n5/mode/2up 20211221142932merry 1867 GB Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Children's stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 311201 2025-07-28T15:11:25.025414 text/html 285566 2024-01-04T18:05:21 text/html 1002589 2025-07-28T15:11:31.927844 application/epub+zip 1000707 2025-07-28T15:11:26.836394 application/epub+zip 225534 2025-07-28T15:11:25.844395 application/epub+zip 1390701 2025-07-28T15:11:35.628844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1313568 2025-07-28T15:11:31.111895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260586 2025-07-28T15:11:24.198419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240694 2024-01-04T18:05:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16777 2025-07-28T15:11:35.788814 application/rdf+xml 13982 2025-07-28T15:11:26.138362 image/jpeg 2320 2025-07-28T15:11:25.988388 image/jpeg 1298851 2025-07-28T15:11:25.100417 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