Children Various: Christmas Magic (Short story collection). v1. 16 Dec 2015

[GrannyGrump]

Christmas Magic - 14 Christmas stories by various authors

The text of this book is in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life+80” or less, and in the USA.

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This collection of legends, fables, and fairytales celebrates the magic and joy of the Christmas season. Fourteen heart-warming stories with a message of sharing and compassion, to entertain and inspire readers young and old.

CONTENTS:

Spoiler:

The Christmas Masquerade
-------Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930)

Jimmy Scarecrow’s Christmas
-------Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Little Roger’s Night in the Church
-------Susan Coolidge [Sarah Chauncey Woolsey] (1835–1905)

The Elves and the Shoemaker
-------The Brothers Grimm (1859 / 1863)

Christmasland
-------Heinrich Seidel (1842–1906)

The Christmas Princess
-------Mrs. Molesworth [Mary Louisa Molesworth] (1839–1921)

The Christmas Cuckoo
-------Frances Browne (1816–1879)

Toinette and the Elves
-------Susan Coolidge

The Visit of the Wishing Man
-------Jay T. Stocking (1870-1936)

The Great Walled Country
-------Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873–1924)

The Symbol and the Saint
-------Eugene Field (1850–1895)

Little Wolff’s Wooden Shoes
-------François Coppée (1842–1908)

Why the Chimes Rang
-------Raymond Macdonald Alden

Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe
-------Elizabeth Harrison (1849–1927)

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My own compilation; texts were obtained from various sources. Some spelling and punctuation modernized. Embedded fonts for titling and cap letters.

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Hope you are in the mood for fairytales (old favorites, or new friends).
Happy holidays!

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