Christmas and holiday stories

7 books

A Kidnapped Santa ClausL. Frank Baum · 1904This 1904 children's fantasy story by L. Frank Baum tells of Santa Claus, who lives in the Laughing Valley making toys with his fairy helpers. When the Daemons of the Caves kidnap him on Christmas Eve, his four assistants must try to deliver the gifts.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Christmas Every Day and Other StoriesWilliam Dean Howells · 1892A collection of humorous children's stories by William Dean Howells, published in 1892, in which a father tells his daughter tales including one about a girl whose wish for Christmas every day of the year comes true with increasingly chaotic results.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned GentlemanFrancis Hopkinson Smith · 1903A 1903 illustrated collection of two stories by Francis Hopkinson Smith, continuing the chronicles of Colonel Carter, a Virginian gentleman living in New York. It recounts a Christmas celebration in his boarding house and the romance of an old-fashioned gentleman.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other TalesRuth McEnery Stuart · 1911An illustrated 1911 collection of short stories for children by Ruth McEnery Stuart, featuring the title tale of Solomon Crow, a clever Southern boy who turns to small dishonesties despite wishing to be good. Includes nine other tales.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Birds' Christmas CarolKate Douglas Smith Wiggin · 1887A Christmas story for children by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, first published in 1887. It follows Carol Bird, a kind girl born on Christmas morning whose family celebrates the holiday even as her failing health changes their lives.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Gift of the MagiO. Henry · 1905A short story by O. Henry, first published in 1905, about a young wife who sells her long hair to buy her husband a Christmas present. Her sacrifice sets up a surprise ending about giving and love.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Little Colonel's Christmas VacationAnnie F. Johnston · 1905A 1905 children's novel in the Little Colonel series, following Lloyd Sherman and her friends as new and returning students at Warwick Hall, a castle-like girls' boarding school near Washington, D.C., leading up to Christmas vacation festivities and adventures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية