Christmas, A Happy Time
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Harriet and Elizabeth Mortimer keep watching the road at Beech Grove, impatient for their brothers to return from school for Christmas. Noisy coaches pass the gate, a letter explains the delay, and the longed-for reunion brings the children together around a warm fire. Alicia Catherine Mant gives this family tale the small details of childhood affection, from excited window watching to the boys reclaiming their favourite low stools after dinner.
The holiday also reaches beyond the household. Village schoolchildren celebrate a week's freedom, receive small gifts of money, and look forward to beef and plum pudding at the Mortimers' house. Alongside these pleasures, the story offers lessons about listening to parents and taking care around thin ice. Written for young readers' amusement and instruction, it presents Christmas through family habits, neighbourly generosity, and the practical cautions adults give children.
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- Author
- Alicia Catherine Mant
- Pages
- 27
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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