A Christmas TreasuryJack Newcombe Viking Press, 1982 - 474 pages Includes Christmas in Iowa by Paul Engel. |
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... sound of footsteps along the road . In these days of heavy road - traffic this old - fashioned , unmistakable sound is a rarity , and I listened fascinated . The steady distant tread , grad- ually loudening , began to grow on me , and ...
... sound of footsteps along the road . In these days of heavy road - traffic this old - fashioned , unmistakable sound is a rarity , and I listened fascinated . The steady distant tread , grad- ually loudening , began to grow on me , and ...
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... sound of a distant motor . My companion seemed to be unexpectedly nervous — I could feel his anxiety . The sound increased rapidly , so different a progress from approaching feet * 26.
... sound of a distant motor . My companion seemed to be unexpectedly nervous — I could feel his anxiety . The sound increased rapidly , so different a progress from approaching feet * 26.
Page 147
... sound of bells , and when I was a child mine always did . But they were sleigh bells , not church bells , for we lived in a part of Cedar Rapids , Iowa , where there were no churches . My bells were on my father's team of horses as he ...
... sound of bells , and when I was a child mine always did . But they were sleigh bells , not church bells , for we lived in a part of Cedar Rapids , Iowa , where there were no churches . My bells were on my father's team of horses as he ...
Contents
Hans Christian Andersen THE FIR TREE | 8 |
Barrie THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS | 17 |
Willa Cather | 47 |
Copyright | |
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