[Gutenberg 5949] • Beasley's Christmas Party

[Gutenberg 5949] • Beasley's Christmas Party
Authors
Tarkington, Booth
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Tags
christmas stories , classics
Date
1909-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.06 MB
Lang
en
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A melodramatic folksy Christmas story, a little like Dickens - with a Tiny Tim, but also with some romance. Tarkington's writings are very much set in his early 1900s American culture. We are meant to sympathize with the crippled child but not even notice the slights to the black servants. Still, Tarkington promotes kindness and uses a milder style of humor than many authors of his day. (Arnold Banner)