The Birds' Christmas Carol
by Mrs. Kate Douglas Smith Wiggins
Synopsis:
The Birds' Christmas Carol is a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin printed privately in 1886 and published in 1888 with illustrations by Katharine R. Wireman.
The story is about Carol Bird, a Christmas-born child, a young girl who is unusually loving and generous, having a positive effect on everyone with whom she comes into contact.... At about the age of 5, Carol contracts an unspecified illness ..., and, by the time she is 10, she is bedridden; physicians say that she does not have long to live. Most of the brief novel's plot involves Carol making plans for a Christmas celebration for the nine Ruggles children, a poor, working-class family living near the Birds.
(from Wikipedia)
My Review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎
5+ stars & 6/10 hearts. This is my favourite Christmas story. It’s short, but oh, so beautiful!! It’s got some hilarious moments (the scene in the Ruggleses kitchen—oh my word!!) and some sad parts (the ending <33) and some beautiful parts (the last chapter ^_^) and it’s just so, so beautiful and Christmassy. I love it so much. <33
A Favourite Quote: “‘"Mamma, dear, I do think that we have kept Christ's birthday this time just as He would like it.’”
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “Suddenly a sound of music poured out into the bright air and drifted into the chamber. It was the boy choir singing Christmas anthems. Higher and higher rose the clear, fresh voices, full of hope and cheer, as children's voices always are.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “‘If yer tell me one more thing, I can't set up an' eat,’ said Peter gloomily; ‘I'm so cram full o' manners now I'm ready ter bust, 'thout no dinner at all.’ ...
“‘Well, I'm sorry for yer[,’] rejoined Mrs. Ruggles sarcastically; ‘if the 'mount o' manners yer've got on hand now troubles ye, you're dreadful easy hurt! Now, Sarah Maud, after dinner, about once in so often, you must git up 'n' say, “I guess we'd better be goin';” ‘n' if they say, “Oh, no, set a while longer,” yer can set; but if they don't say nothin' you've got ter get up 'n' go.—Now hev yer got that int' yer head?’ ....“‘Well,’ answered Sarah Maud mournfully, ‘seems as if this whole dinner-party set right square on top o' me! Mebbe I could manage my own manners, but to manage nine mannerses is worse 'n staying to home!’”
A Favourite Quote: “‘"Mamma, dear, I do think that we have kept Christ's birthday this time just as He would like it.’”
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “Suddenly a sound of music poured out into the bright air and drifted into the chamber. It was the boy choir singing Christmas anthems. Higher and higher rose the clear, fresh voices, full of hope and cheer, as children's voices always are.”
A Favourite Humorous Quote: “‘If yer tell me one more thing, I can't set up an' eat,’ said Peter gloomily; ‘I'm so cram full o' manners now I'm ready ter bust, 'thout no dinner at all.’ ...
“‘Well, I'm sorry for yer[,’] rejoined Mrs. Ruggles sarcastically; ‘if the 'mount o' manners yer've got on hand now troubles ye, you're dreadful easy hurt! Now, Sarah Maud, after dinner, about once in so often, you must git up 'n' say, “I guess we'd better be goin';” ‘n' if they say, “Oh, no, set a while longer,” yer can set; but if they don't say nothin' you've got ter get up 'n' go.—Now hev yer got that int' yer head?’ ....“‘Well,’ answered Sarah Maud mournfully, ‘seems as if this whole dinner-party set right square on top o' me! Mebbe I could manage my own manners, but to manage nine mannerses is worse 'n staying to home!’”
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One of my favorite Christmas reads!! ❤️
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DeleteAwww, I need to read this <3
ReplyDeleteOh yes, you do!
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