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The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories (1945)

by Edward Wagenknecht (Editor)

Other authors: Bill Adams (Contributor), Joseph Addison (Contributor), Louisa May Alcott (Contributor), James Lane Allen (Contributor), Bates Katharine Lee (Contributor) — 37 more, Margery Williams Bianco (Contributor), Marjorie Bowen (Contributor), E. F. Bozman (Contributor), Gamaliel Bradford (Contributor), Roark Bradford (Contributor), Frances Hodgson Burnett (Contributor), Margaret Carpenter (Contributor), Alice Van Leer Carrick (Contributor), W. E. Cule (Contributor), Coningsby Dawson (Contributor), Walter de la Mare (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor), Daphne du Maurier (Contributor), John Evans (Contributor), Jake Falstaff (Contributor), F. K. Foraandh (Contributor), Zona Gade (Contributor), Hamlin Garland (Contributor), Elizabeth Gaskell (Contributor), Elizabeth Hart (Contributor), Langston Hughes (Contributor), Washington Irving (Contributor), John Macy (Contributor), Clement C. Moore (Contributor), Wallace Morgan (Illustrator), Christopher Morley (Contributor), T. F. Powys (Contributor), Howard Pyle (Contributor), Archibald Rutledge (Contributor), P. S. (Contributor), Saint Luke (Contributor), Saint Matthew (Contributor), Elsie Singmaster (Contributor), Alexander Smith (Contributor), Vincent Starrett (Contributor), Henry van Dyke (Contributor), Kate Douglas Wiggin (Contributor)

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First pub. 1945 by Bobbs. Over 40 selections gathered to remind the reader what Christmas means to different people. Here are passages from the King James version of the Bible and from the writings of Henry van Dyke, Clement C. Moore, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Christopher Morley, and others.… (more)
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I own a copy of this book that belonged to my mother. It has been read so many times it is beginning to fall apart, but I love reading it over and over again, carefully. ( )
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My very favorite collection of Christmas stories, with religious stories, fantasies, carols, and humor. ( )
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Wagenknecht, EdwardEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Adams, BillContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Addison, JosephContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Alcott, Louisa MayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Allen, James LaneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bates Katharine LeeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bianco, Margery WilliamsContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bowen, MarjorieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bozman, E. F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bradford, GamalielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Burnett, Frances HodgsonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carpenter, MargaretContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carrick, Alice Van LeerContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cule, W. E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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de la Mare, WalterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Moore, Clement C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Powys, T. F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Rutledge, ArchibaldContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
S., P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Saint LukeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Singmaster, ElsieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Smith, AlexanderContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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First pub. 1945 by Bobbs. Over 40 selections gathered to remind the reader what Christmas means to different people. Here are passages from the King James version of the Bible and from the writings of Henry van Dyke, Clement C. Moore, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Christopher Morley, and others.
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Contains:
  • Introduction
  • Christmas Is Christ
    • The Birth of Jesus Christ / Saint Matthew
    • And It Came to Pass... / Saint Luke
    • Even Unto Bethlehem / Henry van Dyke
    • The Other Wise Man / Henry van Dyke
    • The Man at the Gate of the World / W.E. Cule
    • The Husband of Mary / Elizabeth Hart
    • Strange Story of a Traveler to Bethlehem / John Evans
    • The Little Hunchback Zia / Frances Hodgson Burnett

    • The Second Christmas / F.K. Foraandh
  • Christmas Is Santa Claus
    • How Come Christmas? / Roark Bradford
    • A Visit from St. Nicholas / Clement C. Moore
    • The True Story of Santy Claus / John Macy
    • When Father Christmas Was Young / Coningsby Dawson
    • The Realm of Midnight / James Lane Allen
    • A Marchpane for Christmas / Katharine Lee Bates
    • The First Christmas Tree / Henry van Dyke
    • Santa Claus: A Psychograph / Gamaliel Bradford

  • Christmas Is Dickens
    • Christmas with Sir Roger / Joseph Addison
    • Christmas Papers / Washington Irving
    • A Christmas Carol (abridged) / Charles Dickens
    • Christmas at Dingley Dell / Charles Dickens
    • Christmas Storms and Sunshine/ Elizabeth Gaskell
    • Christmas / Alexander Smith
    • The Almond Tree / Walter de la Mare
    • The Prescription / Marjorie Bowen
    • The White Road / E.F. Bozman
    • Oh, What a Horrid Tale! / P.S.
    • A Christmas Gift / T.F. Powys
    • Happy Christmas / Daphne du Maurier
  • Christmas Is Home
    • Christmas at Orchard House / Louisa May Alcott
    • The Birds' Christmas Carol / Kate Douglas Wiggin
    • The Mysterious Chest / Howard Pyle
    • My First Christmas Tree / Hamlin Garland
    • To Springvale for Christmas / Zona Gale
    • "I Gotta Idee!" / Elsie Singmaster
    • Christmas in our Town / Alice Van Leer Carrick
    • A Plantation Christmas / Archibald Rutledge
    • Snow for Christmas / Vincent Starrett
    • One Christmas Eve / Langston Hughes
    • The Pasteboard Star / Margaret Carpenter
    • The Little Guest / Margery Williams Bianco
    • The Worst Christmas Story / Christopher Morley
    • Merry Christmas / Jake Falstaff
    • God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen / Bill Adams
  • Acknowledgements
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394.268Social sciences › Customs, Etiquette, Folklore › General Customs › Special Occasions › Holidays › Holidays of Specific Kinds

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