The Christmas Porringer (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Heartwarming Belgian Holiday Tale of Flemish Customs, Christ Child Gifts, and a Children's Christmas MiracleBy Evaleen Stein
Length2h 33m
About this audiobook
The Christmas Porringer is a delicate holiday tale in which a simple household object becomes the vessel of charity, memory, and spiritual renewal. Written in the graceful, decorative prose characteristic of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century children's literature, the story joins the tradition of Christmas moral fiction shaped by Dickensian sentiment yet softened for young readers. Stein's attention to domestic detail, old customs, and the emotional life of childhood gives the narrative a quietly luminous atmosphere. Evaleen Stein, an American writer, poet, and artist from Indiana, was especially drawn to history, folklore, and the imaginative education of children. Her literary work often reveals an antiquarian sensibility: she delighted in objects, rituals, costumes, and stories from earlier times. That interest helps explain The Christmas Porringer, where material culture is not mere decoration but a means of recovering tenderness, continuity, and moral feeling. This book is warmly recommended to readers who value classic Christmas stories, refined prose, and children's literature with ethical depth. It will appeal to families, teachers, collectors of holiday fiction, and anyone interested in how small acts of giving can carry profound symbolic weight.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- 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
Length2 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 3, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Chapter 6 At the Rag-Market
2Chapter 1 Karen Asks About Christmas
8Chapter 7 Grandmother and Karen
3Chapter 2 Buying the Porringer
9Chapter 8 Christmas Eve Again
4Chapter 3 Robber Hans
10Chapter 9 Karen Perplexed
5Chapter 4 Robber Hans and the Porringer
11Chapter 10 The Porringer Finds a Resting-Place
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6Chapter 5 Hans Turns Sailor
12Memorable Quotes
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