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The Little City of Hope A Christmas Story Kindle Edition

by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 175 ratings
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  1. Print length
    33 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    March 30, 2011
  5. File size
    159 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004UK0UGU
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 159 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 33 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 175 ratings

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175 global ratings

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Nancy K Favata Lambert
5.0 out of 5 stars The Little City of Hope
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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This is a very good story.
It’s a story of love of family
A story of a family ’s love for each other,
helping each other, when the times are tough
believing in Hope
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful entertaining listening 🎶☺
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
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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
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Neeta
3.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a classic
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2022
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Very old in style and message. A lovely Christmas read. John Henry and his son prepare themselves for the worst Christmas ever but it is hard to ruin Christmas.
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Virginia Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a Christmas classic
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
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"Hope is very cheap. There's always plenty of it about."

Normally, I don't include quotes in my reviews, but this seemed fitting. I went into this story without much expectation. To be honest, I'd never even heard of this book before shelving it. After closing it for the last time, I was left smiling and, for lack of a better word, hopeful. This is a story of sacrifice, family, determination, struggle, and miracles. A father and son overcoming obstacles and holding onto the hope for a better future. Very admirable characters.

My dislikes are few. I had to stop and restart about 30% of the way through after putting this aside for too long due to so many other books taking priority.

Giving this a 4.5 rating. Truly a Christmas classic and one that I recommend over The Gift of the Magi
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Robert A. Bowers
2.0 out of 5 stars Victorian writing with all that implies
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2012
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This novel is a short one, done for Christmas and is loaded with Victorian sentiment, improbable logic, and not, sadly, it's not terrifically well done in terms of plot and character development. How you feel about it will depend entirely on your tolerance for sentiment etc. I found it pretty tough going.
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Susan M. Manning
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021
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What a sweet story. Beautifully descriptive, and full of emotion, one is carried along on this hopeful dream. Passion, hope, persistence, and love. ;~)
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Linda Campbell
4.0 out of 5 stars A story of hope and Christmas blessings
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023
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This is a delightful story of an inventor with a dream who can't quite bring it to fruition. Not enough money, a son to support, no job, a wife working overseas to support herself and ease their financial burden. The man and his son focus on hope and receive blessings in abundance.
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Michelle A Schneider
5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous short story!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021
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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.
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Meks Librarian
4.0 out of 5 stars A Glimpse of Different Times
Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2018
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A poor inventor and his 13-year-old son have not much to look forward to this Christmas. But as they start building a little city of paper and matchboxes, bits of wood and other things found in the workshop, hope begins to find her way into their hearts.
For a while, it seems they built their little city of Hope in vain, but all ends well.

I found the inventor and his son likeable characters and enjoyed the description of their model city. How their frugal daily life was depicted was meant to make the reader sorry for them, but from a 2018 reader's perspective, some of it is hard to understand. For instance, father and son are so poor they can only afford the most miserable cottage of their town, with just one stove to warm the entire place, so that the washing water in the upstairs bedroom of the boy freezes in the jug. And yet they still have a woman doing their cooking for them, and their cleaning and so on. If I were that poor, I surely would make my own meals and do my own household work, wouldn't you?

Anyway, a nice read and a glimpse of different times.
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Liz Baird
5.0 out of 5 stars proof that hope is always around!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2013
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This book helps one realise how much sweeter the simple things of life are - hope never dies. What relief!
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David
2.0 out of 5 stars Not very interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2014
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I did not find this book very interesting. Different to what I thought it would be. Only read a little. Not very interesting
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