Bertha'S Christmas Vision - Horatio Alger, Jr.

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Résumé :
A family tale that glows with snow-kissed virtue and quiet courage. A gentle vision of what kindness can awaken in a curious heart. Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf reintroduces a late Victorian juvenile fiction classic for today's readers. This engaging, morally focused narrative bridges turn?of?the?century America and New England settings to explore charity and generosity, the duties of friends and family, and the power of small acts to shape a brighter future. It speaks to the young readers audience with accessible language, while offering a thoughtful blend of Christmas fiction, visions and moral lessons, and timeless American morals that reward integrity over ease. Historically, the title stands as a touchstone within family reading tradition and literary memory. For collectors and casual fans alike, it offers a window into the era's social values and storytelling craft, inviting discussion about duty, community, and the warmth of shared holiday hopes. The tone remains inviting and reverent, yet freshly approachable for modern shelves and classroom discussions. Selling points: - Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. - Restored for today's and future generations. - More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure....

Biographie:
Horatio Alger Jr., an American novelist who lived from January 13, 1832, to July 18, 1899, authored books for young adults about poor lads who, through their good deeds, climb from impoverished roots to lives of stability and comfort in the middle class. His works are known for their rags-to-riches narrative, which had a formative influence on the Gilded Age United States. All of Alger's young adult books revolve around the idea that a young man can change his situation for the better by acting morally. The Horatio Alger myth holds that the young man achieves success via toil, however, this is untrue. The youngster behaves himself according to classic characteristics like honesty, generosity, and altruism in the actual stories, and success is invariably the result of an accident that works to the boy's advantage. The youngster might recover a sizable sum of money that was misplaced or save a passenger from a derailed carriage. A wealthy person notices the youngster and his predicament as a result of this. For instance, in one tale, a little child narrowly avoids being hit by a streetcar before being snatched away to safety by a homeless orphan youth....