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100 1 _aBurrell, David De Forest,
_d1876-1950
245 1 4 _aThe hermit's Christmas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-10
508 _aCharlene 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: American Tract Society, 1912
653 _aChristmas stories
653 _aChristian life -- Fiction
653 _aChristian fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/hermitschristmas01burr/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70521
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