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This reminded me a bit of something from Hallmark Channel. It was sweet and tender and you had good people who were dealing with trouble, leading up to what promised to be a very bleak Christmas indeed. With the tiniest speck of hope left, (and the wisdom and frugality of a great wife/mother), Christmas was saved and the family fortunes restored.This story was originally written in 1864. You would never know it. It holds up extremely well, all things considered. Clean, wholesome family fare. It
This is a cozy short Christmas story. It was a heartwarming tale of a father and son and their relationship during a difficult time. It was an easy read, but at times the story seems to get lost in the details.
Starting this book, the ending seems certain...then the troubles are defined and get worse and the expected ending seems impossible. The author gets to the ending, but the reading does put the reader on the edge anxious to see how on earth that will happen.Characters are a bit looser written than I'd like. The young teen is barely described despite extensive observations of his abilities otherwise. Never got a clear understanding of him. Similar with the mostly missing wife. Stronger character d...
Wonderful entertaining listening 🎶☺Another will written family relationships adventure thriller short story by F. Marion Crawford about an inventor and his family as they struggle to survive during a difficult time. Then hope happens the invention works two days before Christmas. I would recommend this novella to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye issues and damage from nerve damage caused by shingles. 🏡🔰👒☺ 2022
Delightful!What a sweet story. Beautifully descriptive, and full of emotion, one is carried along on this hopeful dream. Passion, hope, persistence, and love. ;~)
A really sweet, well-written short story (around novelette length) about a struggling inventor trying to make ends meet in the weeks leading up till Christmas and avoid bankruptcy before he can finish his prize invention, with the help of his plucky thirteen-year-old son. I really enjoyed this one!
4 stars
THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE: A CHRISTMAS STORY by F. Marion Crawford -- I've added several Christmas stories to my year-end reading, this being one. First published in 1864, it's a short read but most enjoyable. A father is a frustrated inventor, former college teacher, seeking the one breakthrough to take the family out of poverty. The 11-year-old son struggles with him, sacrificing himself to support his father's efforts. Wife and mother has gone to Europe as a nanny with a rich family to earn mon...
Tremendous short story!Absolutely delightful holiday story! Loved the plot and how authentic the characters came across. A huge plus is the fact that it was set during Christmas time.
Charming little story.
A delightful little book, full of Christmas spirit. Every one of us should have a Little City of Hope, where hope can live and thrive.
An eccentric inventor is desperate to see his Air Motor a success, Unfortunately there are no funds left to finish his project. His young son is worried too as they'll soon be even without money to buy food. To cast aside their negative thoughts they begin to work on a miniature reproduction of the city of Hope, and while they do so they realize that their hope for the future still lives.Simple well written tale.
THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE is a somewhat typical, and heartwarming, tale of love and sacrifice culminating on Christmas Day. This rather intriguing story of a mathematician turned inventor and his son facing a truly woebegone Christmas day. Father and son bond when all hope is lost bolstering each other's activities. Father is long-working on an incredible motor, and son has been creating a replica of the college town in which they both lived. Mother fed her husband's dream by going off to work as
A little kindness projectIts a good short story to fill your morning, a heart warming story for this holiday season. A story about a little project to fill your world with kindness.
A lovely, old fashioned Christmas novella. I really enjoyed the descriptions, and it was interesting to look back at Christmas customs from the past.
hearteningA sweet old-fashioned tale of hope and perseverance, of family and expectations, and of working together for dreams to come true.
A lovely book and truly fills one with hope in this time of so much desparation.
John Henry Overholt is an inventor. His first invention was considered very successful, and John Henry is now working an a new idea, an "air-motor". Quite a bit a money has already been invested, with the 'air-motor" no where near completion. John Henry is running out of money, time and hope. Mrs. Overholt had taken a job as a governess and is with that family in Germany. Their 13-year-old son, Newton, lives with his father and they are stayng in a run-down house in Connecticut. The title of the...
Nice quick little read, could probably finish it in one sitting.I liked the way the story was told, not sure about it at the beginning but got into it quickly.Not too old-fashioned, didn't feel particularly dated.At times I felt like I knew the ending, but it was suspenseful and I wasn't certain it would necessarily go the way I thought it would.
