Charity's birthday text by Agnes Giberne
"Charity's birthday text by Agnes Giberne" is a Victorian-era children's moral tale with a Christian devotional theme. Centered on the virtue of charity—understood as patient, Christlike love—the story uses a family drama to teach perseverance, forgiveness, and kindness in the face of teasing and grief. The narrative follows gentle Charity Mitchel, who receives an illuminated text—“Charity suffereth long, and is kind”—on her tenth birthday, only to lose her father that evening. She
and her younger brother Edwin move to their uncle and aunt in the country, where their cousins include the affectionate Lottie and two rough, teasing boys, George and Wilfred. Struggling with her temper as the boys goad Edwin and herself, Charity learns to pray for help and tries to “overcome evil with good.” During an outing the boys’ unkind prank leads to her fall and a painful, lingering injury, which brings them deep remorse. George apologizes, and Charity points him to the meaning behind her birthday text and to faith in Christ. Her steady patience and kindness win the boys over, soften the household, and bring peace to the family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Giberne, Agnes, 1845-1939 |
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| Title | Charity's birthday text |
| Original Publication | London: The Religious Tract Society, 1882. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Orphans -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Sunday school literature |
| Subject | Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Aunts -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Anger -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76384 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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