A Christmas TreasuryJack Newcombe Viking Press, 1982 - 474 pages Includes Christmas in Iowa by Paul Engel. |
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Page 29
... talk about it . A lot of talk . " " But how did he die ? " I insisted . " Did he hang himself or was he murdered ? " " He was murdered . " " What the devil do you mean ? " I shouted angrily . " Murdered , by a tree ? " The stranger ...
... talk about it . A lot of talk . " " But how did he die ? " I insisted . " Did he hang himself or was he murdered ? " " He was murdered . " " What the devil do you mean ? " I shouted angrily . " Murdered , by a tree ? " The stranger ...
Page 373
... talk , in the night be- tween Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the morning ( though there are very few folk that can hear them , or know what it is that they say ) . When the Cathedral clock struck twelve there was an answer - like an ...
... talk , in the night be- tween Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the morning ( though there are very few folk that can hear them , or know what it is that they say ) . When the Cathedral clock struck twelve there was an answer - like an ...
Page 415
... talk they had , the talk that was of me , Of the shadow on the household and the son that went to sea ; And O the wicked fool I seemed , in every kind of way , To be here and hauling frozen ropes on blessèd Christmas Day . They lit the ...
... talk they had , the talk that was of me , Of the shadow on the household and the son that went to sea ; And O the wicked fool I seemed , in every kind of way , To be here and hauling frozen ropes on blessèd Christmas Day . They lit the ...
Contents
Hans Christian Andersen THE FIR TREE | 8 |
Barrie THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS | 17 |
Willa Cather | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
A. A. Milne ain't Andy asked began bells Bethlehem bird called candle Charlie Christmas Eve Christmas tree Christopher Morley cold Copyright cried dance dark Dick dinner door E. B. White E. E. Cummings Emanuel eyes face fat boy father feet Fir Tree fire gifts girl Grace H. L. Mencken hand head hear heard holiday horses James Thurber Kaplan knew lady light looked Marta Merry Christmas Mole morning mother Nadia never Nicholas night once Parkhill Phyllis McGinley Pickwick pretty Ring road round Santa Claus seemed Simpkin sing sleep smile snow sound star stood story tailor Tailor of Gloucester Teagle tell things Thomas Hardy thought three old told Tom Simmons took turned voice wait walked watch wind window young