A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America

Niels Peter GravengaardProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.2
Word count
177K words
Chapters
18

Tags

English Originals Christmas GiftsFamily EducationHoliday ThemesAdvice LettersValuesComing of AgePaternal AdviceMoral AdmonitionHeartwarming NarrativeYoung Adult

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America by N. P. GravengaardAuthor: Gravengaard, N. P. (Niels Peter), 1865-,Language: English, Class: BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship, Release Date: May 28, 2014

Editor's review

This is an English-language work of practical Christian theology in the Project Gutenberg collection, in which author N. P. Gravengaard, under the title "A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America," offers exhortatory writing addressed to families and young people. Its value lies in showing how early American religious writing used holiday themes to convey faith and life principles to homes and youth; the text carries a distinctly period vocabulary and didactic tone and can serve as light material for studying popular religious reading, family edification, and holiday culture. It should be read as a historical document rather than a contemporary guide to living, with attention to its argumentative structure and value orientation. As a public-domain ebook with brief version information, readers must situate it in context themselves. It suits readers interested in religious texts and American social and cultural history for reading in sections, and one should not expect plot or storytelling.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the opening and chapter subheadings first to identify the author's exhortatory intent toward families and youth, then decide which passages to read closely.
  2. Understand the book's ideas within their historical context, avoiding direct judgment by contemporary standards.
  3. Read one short section at a time and note key terms for comparison with other religious or home economics public-domain texts.
  4. If used only for reference, prioritize chapters related to family and youth.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book a novel or a religious work? It is exhortatory writing in the category of practical Christian theology, not a novel. Using a Christmas gift as a framing device, the author addresses American families and youth on matters of faith and life; it should be understood as religious literature rather than a storybook.
Can someone without a Christian background read it? Yes, but it should be approached as a historical document. The abundant religious vocabulary and exhortatory tone may seem unfamiliar to non-believers; focus on its writing structure and period ideas rather than needing to agree with its stance.
Why is the version information so brief? The book comes from the Project Gutenberg free ebook project, which mainly digitizes public-domain texts, usually providing only basic information such as author, language, classification, and release date, lacking the detailed annotations and introductions of modern publications.

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About the author

Niels Peter Gravengaard Author · 1865

Niels Peter Gravengaard (born 1865) is an author with a Danish-style name who wrote in English; his life and nationality are scantily documented in publicly available sources. Only one of his works is held in this collection, A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America. Judging from its title, the book was addressed to American families and young readers, was presented as a holiday gift, and likely dealt with seasonal reading, moral encouragement, and education for personal growth. As his other writings and experiences are difficult to verify, any assessment of his style and influence must rest on this single work, which reflects the family-oriented and youth-improving tendency common in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American popular reading, and may interest readers concerned with the social culture and juvenile literature of that period.