A Christmas Dream & Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott: Merry Christmas, What the Bell Saw and Said, Becky's Christmas D
by Louisa May Alcott
2021-01-08 23:18:19
A Christmas Dream & Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott: Merry Christmas, What the Bell Saw and Said, Becky's Christmas D
by Louisa May Alcott
2021-01-08 23:18:19
Extract: Now, I believe everyone has had a Christmas present and a good time. Nobody has been forgotten, not even the cat, said Mrs. Ward to her daughter, as she looked at Pobbylinda, purring on the rug, with a new ribbon round her neck and the r...
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Extract: Now, I believe everyone has had a Christmas present and a good time. Nobody has been forgotten, not even the cat, said Mrs. Ward to her daughter, as she looked at Pobbylinda, purring on the rug, with a new ribbon round her neck and the remains of a chicken bone between her paws. It was very late, for the Christmas-tree was stripped, the little folks abed, the baskets and bundles left at poor neighbors' doors, and everything ready for the happy day which would begin as the clock struck twelve. They were resting after their labors, while the yule log burned down; but the mother's words reminded Belinda of one good friend who had received no gift that night. Table of Contents: • Merry Christmas • A Christmas Dream And How It Came True • Becky's Christmas Dream • Kitty's Class Day • Rosa's Tale • Tilly's Christmas • The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation • What the Bell Saw and Said • Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
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