A Christmas TreasuryJack Newcombe Viking Press, 1982 - 474 pages Includes Christmas in Iowa by Paul Engel. |
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Page 55
... don't have any family . " " Who do you have dinner with , Charlie ? " Mrs. DePaul asked . " I don't have any Christmas dinner , ” Charlie said . " I just get a sand- wich . " " Oh , Charlie ! " Mrs. DePaul was a stout woman with an ...
... don't have any family . " " Who do you have dinner with , Charlie ? " Mrs. DePaul asked . " I don't have any Christmas dinner , ” Charlie said . " I just get a sand- wich . " " Oh , Charlie ! " Mrs. DePaul was a stout woman with an ...
Page 212
... don't look at me that way . I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present . It'll grow again — you won't mind , will you ? I just had to do it . My hair grows awfully fast ...
... don't look at me that way . I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present . It'll grow again — you won't mind , will you ? I just had to do it . My hair grows awfully fast ...
Page 280
... Don't stave the boats needlessly , ye harpooneers ; good white cedar plank is raised full three per cent . within the year . Don't forget your prayers , either . Mr. Starbuck , mind that cooper don't waste the spare staves . Oh ! the ...
... Don't stave the boats needlessly , ye harpooneers ; good white cedar plank is raised full three per cent . within the year . Don't forget your prayers , either . Mr. Starbuck , mind that cooper don't waste the spare staves . Oh ! the ...
Contents
Hans Christian Andersen THE FIR TREE | 8 |
Barrie THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS | 17 |
Willa Cather | 47 |
Copyright | |
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