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    The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories
    The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories
    The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories
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    The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories

    By Booth Tarkington, Jerome K. Jerome, Harriet Beecher Stowe and

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    Christmas--the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all--filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year.


    But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 29 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From C. C. MacApp's view of a Christmas future to Jacob A. Riis's gut-wrenching portraits of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to William J. Locke's reenactment of the tale of the Three Wise Men, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year. So sit back and relive your memories once again, as recreated through the eyes of some of the finest writers of their time!


    Included in this volume:


    INTRODUCTION, by Robert Reginald

    THE BLOSSOMING ROD, by Mary Stewart Cutting

    AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C.C. MacApp

    A REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS, by Meredith Nicholson

    BEASLEY’S CHRISTMAS PARTY, by Booth Tarkington

    A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY: THE STORY OF THREE WISE MEN, by William John Locke

    BETTY’S BRIGHT IDEA, by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND, by Harriet Beecher Stowe

    THE LADY ERMETTA; or, The Sleeping Secret

    MR. KRIS KRINGLE: A CHRISTMAS TALE, by S. Weir Mitchell

    ROSEMARY: A CHRISTMAS STORY, by C. N. & A. M. Williamson

    THE CHRISTMAS CHILD, by Hesba Stretton

    THE LITTLE GRAY LADY, by F. Hopkinson Smith

    THE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS CARD, by Kate Douglas Wiggin

    MR. BAMBOO AND THE HONORABLE LITTLE GOD, by Fannie C. MacAulay

    MRS. BUDLONG’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, by Rupert Hughes

    THE OAK TREE’S CHRISTMAS GIFT, by Julian Hawthorne

    THE LONG HILLSIDE: A CHRISTMAS HARE-HUNT IN OLD VIRGINIA, by Thomas Nelson Page

    CANDLE AND CRIB, by K. F. Purdon

    TOLD AFTER SUPPER, by Jerome K. Jerome

    NIBSY’S CHRISTMAS, by Jacob A. Riis

    WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis

    SKIPPY OF SCRABBLE ALLEY, by Jacob A. Riis

    UNCLE NOAH’S CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION, by Leona Dalrymple

    THE TRUCE OF GOD, by Mary Roberts Rinehart

    THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, by O. Henry

    THE LITTLE MIXER, by Lillian Nicholson Shearon

    THE POTATO CHILD, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury

    A STORY THAT NEVER ENDS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury

    A NAZARETH CHRISTMAS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury


    And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Megapack" to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries...and many more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateNov 2, 2012
    ISBN9781434445612
    The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories
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    Booth Tarkington

    Booth Tarkington (1869 - 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist, known for most of his career as “The Midwesterner.” Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tarkington was a personable and charming student who studied at both Purdue and Princeton University. Earning no degrees, the young author cemented his memory and place in the society of higher education on his popularity alone—being familiar with several clubs, the college theater and voted “most popular” in the class of 1893. His writing career began just six years later with his debut novel, The Gentleman from Indiana and from there, Tarkington would enjoy two decades of critical and commercial acclaim. Coming to be known for his romanticized and picturesque depiction of the Midwest, he would become one of only four authors to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once for The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), at one point being considered America’s greatest living author, comparable only to Mark Twain. While in the later half of the twentieth century Tarkington’s work fell into obscurity, it is undeniable that at the height of his career, Tarkington’s literary work and reputation were untouchable.

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