The Birds' Christmas Carol
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The Birds' Christmas Carol is a sentimental 1886 children's novella by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of a kind, bedridden girl who brings joy to a poor neighboring family at Christmastime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas fiction
ⓘ
children's book ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| author | Kate Douglas Wiggin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christmas spirit
ⓘ
charity ⓘ kindness ⓘ social class contrast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationForm | novella ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
holiday fiction ⓘ sentimental fiction ⓘ |
| hasAgeOfProtagonist | 10 years old (approximately) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | Christmas story ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTraitOfProtagonist |
cheerfulness despite illness
ⓘ
selflessness ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalTone |
sentimental
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uplifting ⓘ |
| hasHolidayContext | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIntendedMoralEffect | encourage generosity at Christmas ⓘ |
| hasIntendedUse | reading aloud at Christmastime ⓘ |
| hasMoral | true happiness comes from giving to others ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
contrast between wealth and poverty
ⓘ
illness and spiritual strength ⓘ |
| hasNeighborFamily | Ruggles family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
compassion for the less fortunate
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family love ⓘ generosity to the poor ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Kate Douglas Wiggin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Carol Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableElement |
depiction of Victorian-era Christmas customs
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strong moral and religious overtones ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A bedridden girl named Carol Bird brings joy to a poor neighboring family at Christmastime. ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | kind, bedridden girl ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmastime ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
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