A Rare Books Advent Calendar: 14th December
“What was Dot to do but sit down in the firelight, and think about Christmas Eve? At last she thought so much, she went straight off to sleep. And then she began to dream”.
From A Christmas box (London: [1891?]), part of the ‘Daisy chain library’ series, classmark 1891.6.248
This little girl is charming, not too saccharin like some of these cherubic kiddy-pictures. She has thought about Christmas Eve, which is a lovely thing and so life-giving, enjoying the wonder of it.