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The Abbot's Ghost: A Christmas Story
Louisa May Alcott
9 days •
ⓘ 1867 • A sweet Christmas story filled with ghosts, forbidden love, and drawing room intrigue.
The Christmas Angel
Abbie Farwell Brown
6 days •
ⓘ 1910 • An old woman, seeking isolation from Christmas, throws her old toys out into the street. All except one she cannot bear to part with.
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
11 days •
ⓘ 1843 • Bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by spirits on Christmas Eve in this classic holiday tale.
A Christmas Mystery
William John Locke
2 days •
ⓘ 1910 • Three wealthy, lonely men come together for a chilling and inspiring Christmas.
Christmas Stories
Lucy Maud Montgomery
13 days •
ⓘ 1911 • A collection of Christmas and holiday short stories filled with smiles, tears, and human kindness.
Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers
Various
19 days •
ⓘ 1892 • A collection of more than a dozen Christmas and holiday stories by French and Spanish authors, compiled by Antoinette Ogden
The First Christmas Tree
Henry van Dyke
3 days •
ⓘ 1897 • A story from the dark ages of northern Europe, as Christian missionaries strive to convert Thor's believers.
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum
2 days •
ⓘ 1904 • In the dark Caves of the Daemons, evil spirits plot to entrap Santa Claus.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum
12 days •
ⓘ 1902 • The rich and imaginative story of the origin of Santa Claus, complete with explanations of many holiday traditions from coming down the chimney to Santa's reindeer.
A Little Book of Christmas
John Kendrick Bangs
8 days •
ⓘ 1912 • Four heartwarming short stories of Christmas and the holiday season.
The Misadventures of John Nicholson
Robert Louis Stevenson
8 days •
ⓘ 1887 • The hapless John Nicholson trips over mistakes, follies, and bad luck until he's across the world from his family and suspected of murder.
The Night Before Christmas
Nikolai Gogol
6 days •
ⓘ 1831 • On Christmas Eve, the devil plays mischief on Dikanka by stealing the moon and playing tricks on blacksmith Vakula who is trying to win the affection of the beautiful Oksana.
Old Christmas
Washington Irving
7 days •
ⓘ 1886 • A collection of charming English Christmas stories taken from The Sketch Book of Washington Irving.
The Other Wise Man
Henry van Dyke
4 days •
ⓘ 1895 • The story of the fourth wise man and his years of pilgrimage to give gifts to the proclaimed king in Bethlehem.
Rock Crystal
Adalbert Stifter
6 days •
ⓘ 1845 • A suspenseful and beautiful parable about two children missing on Christmas Eve.
Some Short Christmas Stories
Charles Dickens
8 days •
ⓘ 1911 • A collection of Christmas and holiday short stories from Charles Dickens including A Christmas Tree , What Christmas is as We Grow Older and Nobody's Story.
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