Project Gutenberg 2025-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 184 Rhoades, Nina 1863 1940 Withington, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Rupp) 1883 1962 Withington, Elizabeth Withington, Elizabeth Rupp Maisie's merry Christmas $aBoston :$bLothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., $c1911. Maisie's merry Christmas -- Jill and Lill -- How Reggie saw the Sphinx. Susan E., Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Maisie's Merry Christmas" by Nina Rhoades is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Maisie Barton, who faces disappointment during her family's holiday travels in Europe, particularly since they are away from home at Christmas. A significant part of the narrative focuses on her desire to bring joy to a less fortunate girl, Celeste, who is blind and lives in poverty. The central themes likely explore kindness, generosity, and the spirit of giving during the holiday season. The opening of the story introduces Maisie at her family's hotel in Nice, where she expresses her discontent about being away from home for Christmas. Her father suggests that instead of focusing on her own disappointment, she could try to make someone else's Christmas merry. This leads to Maisie's desire to give gifts to Celeste, who she discovers is in a difficult situation. As the narrative progresses, the reader sees Maisie shopping for thoughtful gifts to surprise Celeste, highlighting her growth and the importance of empathy. Ultimately, the story promises to convey a heartwarming Christmas message centered around selflessness and the joy of helping others in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082292990&seq=1 20241105134137rhoades 1911 US Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories Children's stories Children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 380411 2025-07-30T03:48:37.110548 text/html 354860 2025-02-27T17:28:47 text/html 825748 2025-07-30T03:48:42.416493 application/epub+zip 824865 2025-07-30T03:48:38.015568 application/epub+zip 242305 2025-07-30T03:48:37.521569 application/epub+zip 847330 2025-07-30T03:48:45.862521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826039 2025-07-30T03:48:42.040541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357866 2025-07-30T03:48:36.195569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337927 2025-02-27T17:28:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16683 2025-07-30T03:48:46.047481 application/rdf+xml 7862 2025-07-30T03:48:37.699511 image/jpeg 1518 2025-07-30T03:48:37.610540 image/jpeg 768951 2025-07-30T03:48:37.159542 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