The Christmas Angel (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Illustrated Holiday Classic of Angelic Renewal, Childhood Wonder, and Christmas CompassionBy Abbie Farwell Brown
Length1h 59m
About this audiobook
The Christmas Angel is a tender holiday tale that mingles domestic realism, moral allegory, and the luminous sentiment characteristic of early twentieth-century Christmas literature. Centered on the transformation of a lonely, embittered woman through the agency of a Christmas angel and acts of imaginative charity, the book uses simple yet symbolically resonant prose to explore generosity, spiritual renewal, and the redemptive power of childhood wonder. Its illustrated format enhances the story's devotional and fairy-tale atmosphere, placing it within a tradition that descends from Dickens while adapting the Christmas conversion narrative for younger and family audiences. Abbie Farwell Brown, an American writer from Boston, was known for poetry, children's stories, and retellings shaped by myth, folklore, and ethical instruction. Her literary background, steeped in both New England culture and classical imaginative traditions, helps explain the book's blend of piety, fantasy, and social conscience. Brown often wrote with an eye toward cultivating sympathy and moral perception in young readers. This edition is warmly recommended to readers who appreciate classic Christmas fiction, gentle moral fantasy, and illustrated children's literature with enduring emotional clarity. It offers not mere nostalgia, but a thoughtful meditation on how compassion restores the human spirit.
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★★★★ 3.8 (1.1K)
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length1 hr 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 16, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Christmas Angel (Illustrated) (Annotated)
10CHAPTER IX. THE DOG AGAIN
2CHAPTER I. THE PLAY BOX
11CHAPTER X. NOAH AGAIN
3CHAPTER II. JACK-IN-THE-BOX
12CHAPTER XI. MIRANDA AGAIN
4CHAPTER III. THE FLANTON DOG
13CHAPTER XII. THE ANGEL AGAIN
5CHAPTER IV. THE NOAH'S ARK
14CHAPTER XIII. THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE
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6CHAPTER V. MIRANDA
15CHAPTER XIV. TOM
7CHAPTER VI. THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL
16CHAPTER XV. CHRISTMAS DAY
8CHAPTER VII. BEFORE THE FIRE
17Memorable Quotes
9CHAPTER VIII. JACK AGAIN
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