"Betty Leicester's Christmas" is a novella written by Sarah Orne Jewett, an American author known for her regional and realistic fiction, which often explored the daily lives of people in rural New England during the late 19th century. The novella was published in 1899 and is a part of Jewett's larger body of work that focuses on the charms and challenges of small-town life in New England. The story revolves around the eponymous character,...