"Ginevra: or, The Old Oak Chest, a Christmas Story" by Susan E. Wallace is a sorrowful story from the 1800s that touches on themes of classic Christmas stories. The narrative is set in an old English castle and shows the life of Ginevra, a baron's adored daughter. Though surrounded by Christmas joy, the story is shadowed by the protagonist's tragic ending. Ginevra, a lovely young woman, has many suitors, including her fiancé, Lord Lovel. The story takes a sad turn when she hides in an old chest as a game on her wedding eve, but she gets stuck inside. Even though they search for days, Ginevra is not found, leaving Lovel and her father in deep sadness. As time goes on, the baron is haunted by her absence until the chest is found years later, revealing her terrible fate. Through its look at love, loss, and how short life is, the story shows the themes of innocence and the unexpected results of simple deeds.
Ginevra : $b or, The old oak chest, a Christmas story
By Susan E. (Susan Elston) Wallace
On the eve of her wedding, a playful hiding game turns deadly when a young woman becomes trapped in an antique chest, leaving her loved ones to face a devastating mystery.
Summary
About the AuthorSusan Arnold Elston Wallace was an American author and poet from Crawfordsville, Indiana. In addition to writing travel articles for several American magazines and newspapers, Wallace published six books, five of which contain collected essays from her travels in the New Mexico Territory, Europe, and the Middle East in the 1880s: The Land of the Pueblos (1888), The Storied Sea (1883), The Repose in Egypt: A Medley (1888), Along the Bosphorus, and Other Sketches (1898), and The City of the King: What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard (1903). She was also the wife of Lew Wallace, a lawyer, American Civil War general, politician, author and diplomat. Susan completed the manuscript of Lew Wallace's two-volume autobiography following his death in 1905, with the assistance of Mary Hannah Krout, another Crawfordsville author. Wallace died in Crawfordsville in 1907.
Susan Arnold Elston Wallace was an American author and poet from Crawfordsville, Indiana. In addition to writing travel articles for several American magazines and newspapers, Wallace published six books, five of which contain collected essays from her travels in the New Mexico Territory, Europe, and the Middle East in the 1880s: The Land of the Pueblos (1888), The Storied Sea (1883), The Repose in Egypt: A Medley (1888), Along the Bosphorus, and Other Sketches (1898), and The City of the King: What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard (1903). She was also the wife of Lew Wallace, a lawyer, American Civil War general, politician, author and diplomat. Susan completed the manuscript of Lew Wallace's two-volume autobiography following his death in 1905, with the assistance of Mary Hannah Krout, another Crawfordsville author. Wallace died in Crawfordsville in 1907.
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