He found that these had been badly damaged by fire and.
The best christmas present in the world summary.
It was in a bad condition but cheap.
The best christmas present in the world michael morpurgo.
Study materials of the best christmas present in the world summary character sketch and word meanings honeydew character sketch jim macpherson.
He began to work on it on christmas eve.
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 letter he pulled out the drawers.
He read the letter.
The best christmas present in the world.
The narrator had always wanted to buy a roll top desk but could not as they were too costly.
The man said it was early nineteenth century and oak.
The story the best christmas present in the world depicts a war story with the festive season of christmas in the backdrop.
Suitable titles could be a religious wish s embodiment someday at christmas the christmas message.
He decided to repair it and started work on christmas eve.
The best christmas present in the world.
I spotted it in a junk shop in bridport a roll top desk.
This one was in a bad condition the roll top in several pieces one leg clumsily mended scorch.
It was from jim macpherson to his wife connie as written on top.
Connie macpherson to deliver the letter written by her husband jim during the war.
It was damaged but cheap.
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.
So he bought it.
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.
The narrator started its repairing on christmas eve and found a letter in its drawer.
Before getting into war he was a school teacher in dorset present in the west part of england.
The best christmas present in the world summary in english.
In this story the author finds a note in an old desk and tries to reach out to its owner mrs.
Finally he found a second hand bargain on one in a junk shop.
He was the leader of his english troop.
It is the story based on the world war i.
This was the best christmas present in the world for her.
The narrator buys a roll top desk.