The Christmas Miracle

audiobook

The Christmas Miracle

by Charles Egbert Craddock

EN·~32 minutes

Chapters

Description

Amid the amber-colored peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, a reserved hunter named Jubal Kennedy wrestles with doubt, yearning for a clear sign that his wavering faith might be affirmed. He retreats into the wilderness, hoping the imposing landscape and its autumnal hush will reveal the divine he longs for. When the evening air is filled with a lone violin’s mournful strains, a strange procession emerges from the trees, pulling him toward an unexpected encounter.

The procession—a lone fiddler, a mother cradling a pale infant, a toddling child with a makeshift violin, a loyal hound, and even a wandering cow—moves in quiet rhythm, each figure seeming both ordinary and otherworldly. Kennedy’s logical mind clashes with the uncanny scene, forcing him to confront questions of belief, destiny, and the mystery that lingers beyond the visible world. Listeners are invited to follow his hesitant steps into a moment where nature, music, and the yearning for miracles intertwine, setting the stage for a quietly transformative Christmas tale.

Details

Full title

The Christmas Miracle 1911

Language

en

Duration

~32 minutes (31K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Widger

Release date

2007-11-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Egbert Craddock

Charles Egbert Craddock

1850–1922

A sharp-eyed storyteller of Appalachian life, she wrote vivid local-color fiction under the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock. Her novels and stories helped introduce many readers to the Tennessee mountains in the late 19th century.

View all books

You may also like

The Lost Guidon

The Lost Guidon

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories

The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The raid of the guerilla

The raid of the guerilla

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The juggler

The juggler

by Charles Egbert Craddock

The Crucial Moment

The Crucial Moment

by Charles Egbert Craddock