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100 1 _aRhoades, Nina,
_d1863-1940
245 1 0 _aMaisie's merry Christmas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-02-27
505 0 _aMaisie's merry Christmas -- Jill and Lill -- How Reggie saw the Sphinx.
508 _aSusan 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1911
653 _aChristmas stories
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aChildren -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aWithington, Elizabeth R.
_q(Elizabeth Rupp),
_d1883-1962
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082292990&seq=1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75482
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