“Good gracious, how tiny they are!” cried Adela, stooping down to kiss the smaller girl, a round red bundle, with a round little face, and large dark gray eyes shining in the firelight.” The Christmas Hirelings: The 1894 Victorian Classic Christmas Story The Christmas Hirelings is a short novel by English author Mary Elizabeth Braddon, first published in 1894. Full of vintage festive cheer, this engaging tale following the adventures of Moppet and her friends when ageing, lonely Sir John Penlyon takes the unprecedented step of opening his manor house doors to three young children over the Christmas holiday season – but can the bitter old man succeed in opening his heart as well? A charming, heart-warming tale, bringing with it a little Christmas magic, and a message of kindness and goodwill, as relevant to our modern times as when it was first published. An unmissable addition to your festive book collection.
