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The Little City of Hope
F. Marion Crawford
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"The boys are all beginning to talk about Christmas down at the school. Now what are we going to do at Christmas? I've been wondering."
"So have I!" responded the man, laying down the screw-plate with which he was about to cut a fine thread on the end of a small brass rod for the tangent-balance. "I've been thinking about it a good deal to-day, and I haven't decided on anything."
"Let's have turkey and cranberry sauce, anyway," said Newton thoughtfully, for he had a practical mind. "And I suppose we can have ice-cream if it freezes and we can [24]get some ice. Snow does pretty well if you pack it down tight enough with salt, and go on putting in more when it melts. Barbara doesn't make ice-cream as well as they do in New York. She puts in a lot of winter-green and too little cocoanut. But it's not so bad. We can have it, can't we, father?"
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This is a really interesting little story. Not at all what I expected, and I was skeptical of some of the details at first, but I ended up really glad to have read it. Faith and. hope do overcome the challenges we face if we hold on to them long enough.
Very good story about an inventor that lost his hope. He used to have a job at the university that was a modest living for his family. But when he had an idea for an invention, he quit the job to work on it full-time. The story begins most of the way through the process when he has repeated requests
Starting this book, the ending seems certain...then the troubles are defined and get worse and the expected ending seems impossible. The author gets to the ending, but the reading does put the reader on the edge anxious to see how on earth that will happen.
Characters are a bit looser written than I'
THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE: A CHRISTMAS STORY by F. Marion Crawford -- I've added several Christmas stories to my year-end reading, this being one. First published in 1864, it's a short read but most enjoyable. A father is a frustrated inventor, former college teacher, seeking the one breakthrough to t
"Hope is very cheap. There's always plenty of it about."
Normally, I don't include quotes in my reviews, but this seemed fitting. I went into this story without much expectation. To be honest, I'd never even heard of this book before shelving it. After closing it for the last time, I was left smiling
4.5 stars rounded to 4 stars
This novelette, first published in 1907, takes us on a rocky December journey with inventor John Henry Overholt and his 13-year-old son Newton. The Overholts, including wife/mother Helen
Overholt, once lived a comfortable life but are now struggling for survival. In fact,
This is a cozy short Christmas story. It was a heartwarming tale of a father and son and their relationship during a difficult time. It was an easy read, but at times the story seems to get lost in the details.
A really sweet, well-written short story (around novelette length) about a struggling inventor trying to make ends meet in the weeks leading up till Christmas and avoid bankruptcy before he can finish his prize invention, with the help of his plucky thirteen-year-old son. I really enjoyed this one!