The Children's Book of Christmas Stories

About this eBook

Editor

Skinner, Ada M. (Ada Maria), 1878-

Credits

Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Christmas stories

Category

Text

eBook-No.

5061

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5061

Release Date

February 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS STORIES
2. 2.By Various — Edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.(DETAILED) CONTENTS
5. 5.I. CHRISTMAS AT FEZZIWIG'S WAREHOUSE — CHARLES DICKENS
6. 6.II. THE FIR-TREE* — *Reprinted by permission of the Houghton-Mifflin Company.
7. 7.III. THE CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE* — * From "The Pot of Gold", copyright by Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd Co.
8. 8.IV. THE SHEPHERDS AND THE ANGELS — ADAPTED FROM THE BIBLE
9. 9.V. THE TELLTALE TILE* — * From "Kristy's Queer Christmas," Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1904.
10. 10.VI. LITTLE GIRL'S CHRISTMAS — WINNIFRED E. LINCOLN
11. 11.VII. "A CHRISTMAS MATINEE"* — *This story was first published in the Youth's Companion, vol. 74.
12. 12.VIII. TOINETTE AND THE ELVES* — * Published by arrangement with Little, Brown & Co.
13. 13.IX. THE VOYAGE OF THE WEE RED CAP
14. 14.X. A STORY OF THE CHRIST-CHILD*
15. 15.XI. JIMMY SCARECROW'S CHRISTMAS — MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
16. 16.XII. WHY THE CHIMES RANG*
17. 17.XIII. THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS
18. 18.XIV. THE LITTLE SISTER'S VACATION* — * This story was first published in the Youth's Companion, vol. 77.
19. 19.XV. LITTLE WOLFF'S WOODEN SHOES
20. 20.XVI. CHRISTMAS IN THE ALLEY* — * From "Kristy's Queer Christmas," Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1904.
21. 21.XVII. A CHRISTMAS STAR* — * Published by permission of the American Book Co.
22. 22.XVIII. THE QUEEREST CHRISTMAS* — * This story was first published in the Youth's Companion, vol. 83.
23. 23.XIX. OLD FATHER CHRISTMAS — J.H. EWING
24. 24.XX. A CHRISTMAS CAROL — CHARLES DICKENS
25. 25.XXI. HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE SANTA MARIA FLATS*
26. 26.XXII. THE LEGEND OF BABOUSCKA* — *From "The Children's Hour," published by the Milton Bradley Co.
27. 27.XXIII. CHRISTMAS IN THE BARN*
28. 28.XXIV. THE PHILANTHROPIST'S CHRISTMAS* — This story was first published in the Youth's Companion, vol. 82.
29. 29.XXV. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS-TREE — BY LUCY WHEELOCK
30. 30.XXVI. THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS*
31. 31.XXVII. THE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMAS DINNER — (Adapted)
32. 32.XXVIII. CHRISTMAS IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SIX*
33. 33.XXIX. CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SNOW* — *From "Kristy's Queer Christmas," Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1904.
34. 34.XXX. MR. BLUFF'S EXPERIENCES OF HOLIDAYS*
35. 35.XXXI. MASTER SANDY'S SNAPDRAGON* — * This story was first published in Wide Awake, vol. 26.
36. 36.XXXII. A CHRISTMAS FAIRY* — * Reprinted with the permission of the Henry Altemus Company.
37. 37.XXXIII. THE GREATEST OF THESE* — *This story was first printed in the Youth's Companion, vol. 76.
38. 38.XXXIV. LITTLE GRETCHEN AND THE WOODEN SHOE*
39. 39.XXXV. CHRISTMAS ON BIG RATTLE* — * This story was first printed in the Youth's Companion, Dec. 14, 1905.

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