Mary Christmas by Mary Ellen Chase

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Author Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887-1973
Title Mary Christmas
Original Publication United States: Little, Brown & Co., 1926.
Note Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Tim Lindell, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary "Mary Christmas" by Mary Ellen Chase is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the Wescott family, particularly the four Wescott children, who lead a bucolic life in a small Maine village during the late 1890s. The arrival of Mary Christmas, a traveler from Armenia with a mysterious past, introduces adventure and cultural richness into their routine existence, setting the stage for themes of identity, belonging, and the contrasts between their sheltered lives and Mary’s world of ancient history and impending turmoil. At the start of the novel, the four Wescott children witness their father's unusual behavior of carrying his collar and tie instead of wearing them, which becomes a source of speculation and mild embarrassment. This quirky family dynamic is soon overshadowed by the arrival of Mary Christmas, who presents an enchanting figure to the children with her striking appearance and tales from her homeland—a place they come to learn is the enigmatic Garden of Eden. The opening chapters cleverly juxtapose the children’s innocent curiosity and their father's societal standing with the complexities of Mary Christmas's past, establishing the groundwork for the deeper explorations of connection and empathy that will unfold as they engage with this extraordinary guest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Maine -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Families -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Peddlers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Armenian Americans -- Juvenile fiction
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EBook-No. 70325
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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