| Author: | Willa Cather | ISBN: | 9781974928200 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media | Publication: | September 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media | Language: | English |
| Author: | Willa Cather |
| ISBN: | 9781974928200 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Publication: | September 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media |
| Language: | English |
In Willa Cather’s The Burglar's Christmas”, a young drifter finds himself alone on Christmas Eve, penniless and starving. Though he has failed at everything in life, including crime, he decides to break into a home and rob it to raise money for food. When he is caught in the act by the lady of the house, they both come to a terrible realization. The burglar’s desperate act leads to a transformative act of holiday love and charity. First published in Home Monthly in 1896.
In Willa Cather’s The Burglar's Christmas”, a young drifter finds himself alone on Christmas Eve, penniless and starving. Though he has failed at everything in life, including crime, he decides to break into a home and rob it to raise money for food. When he is caught in the act by the lady of the house, they both come to a terrible realization. The burglar’s desperate act leads to a transformative act of holiday love and charity. First published in Home Monthly in 1896.
