Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story

What this book is like

Charlotte Mary Yonge wrote this short tale with a plain Christian purpose. The title joins two ordinary kinds of work—sowing in the fields, sewing with a needle—and "Sexagesima" places it in the quiet season before Lent. The scene is domestic mid-Victorian England: households, children, clergy. The tone is gentle and instructive, more concerned with daily duty than with plot twists.

Listeners who enjoy Yonge's family tales, or church stories with a moral shape, will feel at home. The measured pace suits audio: quiet prose and steady character, not dramatic surprises. Expect a calm, reflective hour in Victorian company.