Mary Christmas [1926]
Mary Ellen Chase
When Mr. Wescott came home one
day wearing his collar and tie it was a
sign that some event of unimaginable
importance was about to occur. The
strangely beautiful story which fol-
lowed is of the passionate Armenian
woman peddler— Mary Christmas —
and her dramatic pilgrimage from
village to village along the coast of
Maine. Mr. Wescott’s politics, the
mingled delight and embarrassment
of all his family at the exotic gifts
of their strange visitor, the tales of
Etchmiadzin—all are told with a
humor and insight which are unforced
and with a reality which makes them
not only a fact but a romance to the
reader.
How she became the symbol to the
Wescotts of “far-off things,” and of an
intensity of feeling which but for her
they could never have known, is told
with unusual beauty and with a voice
that speaks to the spirit.
day wearing his collar and tie it was a
sign that some event of unimaginable
importance was about to occur. The
strangely beautiful story which fol-
lowed is of the passionate Armenian
woman peddler— Mary Christmas —
and her dramatic pilgrimage from
village to village along the coast of
Maine. Mr. Wescott’s politics, the
mingled delight and embarrassment
of all his family at the exotic gifts
of their strange visitor, the tales of
Etchmiadzin—all are told with a
humor and insight which are unforced
and with a reality which makes them
not only a fact but a romance to the
reader.
How she became the symbol to the
Wescotts of “far-off things,” and of an
intensity of feeling which but for her
they could never have known, is told
with unusual beauty and with a voice
that speaks to the spirit.
年:
1926
语言:
english
文件:
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IPFS:
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english, 1926