Little Peter: A Christmas Morality (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Christmas Specials SeriesBy Lucas Malet
Length3h 51m
About this audiobook
Little Peter: A Christmas Morality is a compact seasonal fable in which the figure of a child becomes the measure of adult conscience, charity, and spiritual renewal. Malet shapes the narrative as a "morality" in the older allegorical sense, yet tempers its lesson with the textures of late-Victorian Christmas fiction: domestic feeling, social unease, and the redemptive possibilities of pity. Its prose is lucid, ceremonious, and delicately ironic, moving between devotional simplicity and psychological observation. In the tradition that runs from Dickens's Christmas books to fin-de-siècle ethical tales, it asks how innocence may expose the failures of a complacent world. Lucas Malet was the pen name of Mary St Leger Kingsley Harrison, daughter of the novelist and clergyman Charles Kingsley. Her fiction often joins religious inheritance, social perception, and an unusually acute interest in moral ambiguity. That background helps explain this book's fusion of Christian symbolism, humane sentiment, and disciplined literary craft. Readers drawn to reflective Christmas literature will find Little Peter both tender and exacting. It is especially recommended for those who value moral fiction that resists mere sentimentality, offering instead a thoughtful meditation on compassion, responsibility, and the transforming power of childlike grace.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length3 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 8, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Christmas Angel (Illustrated) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Chapter I. Which Deals With the Opinions of a Cat, and the Sorrows of a Charcoal Burner
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6Chapter II. Which Introduces the Reader to an Admirer of the Ancient Romans
7Chapter III. Which Improves Our Acquaintance With the Grasshopper Man
8Chapter IV. Which Leaves Some at Home and Takes Some to Church
9Chapter V. Which Is Both Social and Religious
10Chapter VI. Which Attempts to Show Why the Skies Fall
11Chapter VII. Which Describes a Pleasant Dinner-Party, and an Unpleasant Walk
12Chapter VIII. Which Proves That Even Philosophic Politicians May Have to Admit Themselves in the Wrong
13Chapter IX. Which Is Very Short, Because, in Some Ways, It Is Rather Sad
14Chapter X. Which Ends the Story
15Analysis
16Reflection
17Memorable Quotes
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