Echoes of christmas 1914 in the trenches call to the present day when a letter found by chance in an antique desk brings one soldier s experience hauntingly to life.
The best christmas present in the world summary.
Three timed della counted it but the result is same.
Connie macpherson to deliver the letter written by her husband jim during the war.
He found that these had been badly damaged by fire and.
The roll top the author found a roll top desk in a junk shop.
Finally he found a second hand bargain on one in a junk shop.
He thought that he could restore it.
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The letter he pulled out the drawers.
I spotted it in a junk shop in bridport a roll top desk.
It is the story based on the world war i.
The letter was precious to her but even more precious was her delusion that the narrator was her husband jim who she believed had returned as promised on a christmas day.
I had wanted one but they were far too expensive.
He decided to repair it and started work on christmas eve.
The best christmas present in the world summary in english.
The best christmas present in the world.
In this story the author finds a note in an old desk and tries to reach out to its owner mrs.
So he bought it.
The story the best christmas present in the world depicts a war story with the festive season of christmas in the backdrop.
Study materials of the best christmas present in the world summary character sketch and word meanings honeydew character sketch jim macpherson.
The narrator started its repairing on christmas eve and found a letter in its drawer.
The narrator buys a roll top desk.
It was in a bad condition but cheap.
The narrator had always wanted to buy a roll top desk but could not as they were too costly.
It was damaged but cheap.
He read the letter.
Summary of the best christmas present in the worldthe narrator of the story went to a junk shop and purchased a roll top desk which was in bad condition.
Tomorrow would be a christmas day and she had only one dollar and eighty seven cents with which to buy jim her husband a present.
One day the day before christmas day della counted her money only one dollar and eighty seven cents.
This was the best christmas present in the world for her.
This one was in a bad condition the roll top in several pieces one leg clumsily mended scorch.
He began to work on it on christmas eve.
He was the leader of his english troop.
The best christmas present in the world.
The man said it was early nineteenth century and oak.