The Doctor's Christmas Eve (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Christmas Specials SeriesBy James Lane Allen
Length7h 11m
About this audiobook
In The Doctor's Christmas Eve, James Lane Allen turns the familiar holiday vigil into a quiet study of duty, loneliness, and humane renewal. Centered on a country doctor whose professional rounds intersect with the emotional claims of Christmas, the tale favors atmosphere over melodrama: winter darkness, domestic interiors, and acts of care become its true plot. Allen's prose is measured, pictorial, and morally attentive, joining the nineteenth-century Christmas story tradition with the local-color realism of the American South. Its sentiment is deliberate rather than merely decorative, using seasonal feeling to test character and social conscience. Allen, born in Kentucky in 1849, was among the first significant literary interpreters of the Bluegrass region. A teacher before becoming a professional writer, he brought to fiction an educator's ethical seriousness and a naturalist's eye for landscape. His work often explores the relation between place, character, and moral choice, and this Christmas tale reflects his abiding interest in service, community, and spiritual inwardness. Readers drawn to reflective holiday fiction, regional American literature, or finely wrought moral tales will find this book rewarding. It is especially recommended for those who value restrained sentiment, compassionate observation, and prose that treats ordinary kindness as a form of grace.
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
Rating★★★ 2.8 (10)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length7 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 8, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Doctor's Christmas Eve
3Part I
4I. The Children of Desire
5II. When a Boy Finds Out About His Father
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6III. The Books of the Year
7IV. The Book of the Years
8V. Evergreen and Thorn Tree
9Part II
10I. Two Other Winter Snowbirds at a Window
11II. Four in a Cage
12III. The Realm of Midnight
13IV. Time-Spirit and Eternal Spirit
14V. When a Father Finds Out About a Son
15VI. Living Out the Years
16Memorable Quotes
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