Susie Rolliffe's Christmas

by Edward Payson Roe

Susie Rolliffe's Christmas is a heartwarming holiday story written by E. P. Roe. The book follows the story of Susie Rolliffe, a young girl who lives with her mother and grandfather in a small town. Despite their financial struggles, Susie and her family look forward to Christmas every year with great enthusiasm.As the holiday season approaches, Susie and her friends come up with a plan to raise money for a local family in need. They organize a Christmas fair and work hard to make it a success. Along the way, Susie learns important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of giving back to others.The book is filled with charming characters, festive traditions, and heartwarming moments that will leave readers feeling uplifted and inspired. It is a perfect read for anyone who loves Christmas stories and is looking for a heartwarming tale to get them in the holiday spirit.""He'll be putting on veteran airs, telling big stories of what he's going to do when soldiers are wanted, and drilling such fools as believe in him. Young gals are often taken by such strutters, and think that men like Jarvis, who darsn't speak for themselves, are of no account. But I'll put a spoke in Zeke's wheel, if I have to get the captain to write.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Holiday

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Reverend Edward Payson Roe (1838-1888) was an American novelist born in Moodna, Orange County, New York. He studied at Williams College and at Auburn Theological Seminary. In 1862 he became chaplain of the Second New York Cavalry, U.S. V., and in 1864 chaplain of Hampton Hospital, in Virginia. In 1866-74 he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Highland Falls, New York. In 1874 he moved to Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, where he devoted himself to the writing of fiction and to horticulture. During the American Civil War he wrote weekly letters to the New York Evangelist, and subsequently lectured on the war and wrote for periodicals. Amongst his works are Barriers Burned Away (1872), What Can She Do? (1873), Opening a Chestnut Burr (1874), Near to Nature's Heart (1876), A Face Illumined (1878), Success with Small Fruits (1880), A Day of Fate (1880), Without a Home (1881), An Unexpected Result (1883), His Sombre Rivals (1884), A Young Girl's Wooing (1884), An Original Belle (1885), He Fell in Love with His Wife (1886), Driven Back to Eden (1886) and The Earth Trembled (1887).

Reviews

[K. Anna Kraft · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku:

"A little insight
To explain another's ways
Can change everything."