the mystery of "The Christmas Dollhouse"
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This toy, about which all little girls dream, was a masterpiece of the intricacies of carpentry in the miniature, which Melanie’s father Ted had built two Christmases before the fire. The entire front of the house was crafted as a most elegantly detailed Victorian style dollhouse that had been skillfully assembled with all the exquisite intricacies proper to such ornamented domiciles with festooned wooden exterior trim, stately pointed peaks and roof gables, and decorative shutters in a palate of multi-colored red, yellow, and green ornaments against this rich deep blue-colored frame home. The entire back of this miniature masterpiece of Victorian architecture had all the traditional rooms open for play for the tiny hands of a little lady who would cherish the arranging of all the delicately-carved furniture of vintage mahogany finish, including all such formalities that these stately homes required: a monumental grand piano, dining room table and chairs with accompanying credenza and china cabinet, the bedroom sleigh beds with night stands, the cushioned parlor chairs and divan, and finally the pot-bellied stove, wash stands, and pantry cabinets for food and sundry other victuals. In fact, no detail had been overlooked by Melanie’s father Ted who was a master carpenter and who reveled in expressing his love to his dear daughter with this most special of gifts that his skills could offer.
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Has Christmas ever seemed too much to grasp with its rushing here and there to buy and exchange gifts, to visit and feast with all the relatives and friends, and to celebrate until your heart is so worn out that it can no longer find any meaning in the feast at all? Then read The Mystery of the Christmas Dollhouse and see how a single gift given so tenderly by an innocent child can change the routine of gift giving ever after. If you truly wish to appreciate Christmas and to understand a little more its deeper meanings, then see it from nine year old Melanie Wassel’s little heart when she comes to live with her new parents, Emil and Ruth Wassel for Christmas 1956. By understanding the mysteries surrounding Melanie Wassel and her aloofness for what her new parents believe Christmas ought to be, you will come to realize with her how Christmas, the greatest of Christian feasts, is a feast of children, about children and for children, no matter how old or young they may be!
About the Author
JAMES F. BIXBY holds two degrees in classical languages and has taught in Michigan’s Public and Parochial Schools for the last twenty-five years. Teaching young people to uphold the highest ideals and values has been a great part of Mr. Bixby’s educational philosophy and method of teaching.Writing stories that clearly teach adults and children to cherish such family values, appreciate and emulate the virtuous life, and learn moderation and detachment from this world’s possessions, inordinate pleasures, and excessive love of money are according to James Bixby absolutely essential to the Christian world view for a happy life. This is also true because moderation in all things has always been the philosophy of the wise man whether he be an extract from modern times or from the most distant ancient past. To be truly happy is the quest of all men, but how to achieve this dream is the object of all education and good writing which must forever meet the unending challenge of how to uplift the spirit of man to achieve his highest end of happiness in this world and the hereafter. No philosophy has so markedly influenced this centuries old discussion on how to be happy and achieve this most sought after joy in this world to James Bixby than the Incarnation of Jesus Chirst and all the glorious influences it has had upon human learning, philosophy, art and personal happiness, now and in the hereafter. This is why The Christmas Dollhouse was written, to applaud this most awesome of events in human history and to study more closely the hidden significances and ramifications of the Birth of the Savior of the world. It is hoped by the author that the revelations discoverable in The Christmas Dollhouse are especially pertinent on how man can achieve human happiness in this world and the next.
James F. Bixby is also the author of Old Dingledorf Square published by iUniverse.