A Little Book of Christmas

This unique and meticulously edited collection includes: A Toast To Santa Clause_x000D_ The Conversion of Hetherington_x000D_ A Merry Christmas Pie_x000D_ The Child Who Had Everything But_x000D_ A Holiday Wish_x000D_ Santa Clause and Little Billee_x000D_ Christmas Eve_x000D_ The House of the Seven Santas_x000D_ Extract:_x000D_ «He was only a little bit of a chap, and so, when for the first time in his life he came into close contact with the endless current of human things, it was as hard for him to „stay put“ as for some wayward little atom of flotsam and jetsam to keep from tossing about in the surging tides of the sea. His mother had left him there in the big toy-shop, with instructions not to move until she came back, while she went off to do some mysterious errand. She thought, no doubt, that with so many beautiful things on every side to delight his eye and hold his attention, strict obedience to her commands would not be hard.»_x000D_ John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, editor and satirist._x000D_