A Christmas TreasuryJack Newcombe Viking Press, 1982 - 474 pages Includes Christmas in Iowa by Paul Engel. |
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Page 94
... face was grimed and his garments dishevelled . One gigantic man with bare and brawny arms and throat , gave him invitation with a fierce smile . " Come ahn , Swipsey , while we go roast ' em . " A raving grey - haired woman , struggling ...
... face was grimed and his garments dishevelled . One gigantic man with bare and brawny arms and throat , gave him invitation with a fierce smile . " Come ahn , Swipsey , while we go roast ' em . " A raving grey - haired woman , struggling ...
Page 138
... face , leaving only the top of his skullcap visible . This kerchief was his ensign of sleep . Earlier in the evening all had joined in the fun . In the general hilarity , there had seemed to be a difference only in bulk between ...
... face , leaving only the top of his skullcap visible . This kerchief was his ensign of sleep . Earlier in the evening all had joined in the fun . In the general hilarity , there had seemed to be a difference only in bulk between ...
Page 345
... faces as they had looked when they stood against him on the road near the river . He thought it was Newt who had betrayed him . Then the face of Jake Kiner mixed with the others , and Kirky's and Judge Cavanaugh's . He began boiling ...
... faces as they had looked when they stood against him on the road near the river . He thought it was Newt who had betrayed him . Then the face of Jake Kiner mixed with the others , and Kirky's and Judge Cavanaugh's . He began boiling ...
Contents
Hans Christian Andersen THE FIR TREE | 8 |
Barrie THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS | 17 |
Willa Cather | 47 |
Copyright | |
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