CONTENTS

H. W. COLLINGWOOD

1. Indian Pete's Christmas Gift

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

2. The Fir-Tree

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

3. The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

4. The Little Match Girl

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

5. Betty's Bright Idea

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

6. Christmas In Poganuc

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

7. Christmas; or, The Good Fairy

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

8. The First Christmas of New England

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

9. Christmas Bells

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

10. The Three Kings

HESBA STRETTON

11. The Ghost in the Clock Room

JOHN MASEFIELD

12. Christmas

JOHN MILTON

13. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity

JOHN STRANGE WINTER

14. A Christmas Fairy

JOSÉ MARÍA DE PEREDA

15. A Christmas Eve in Spain

JULIA SCHAYER

16. Angela's Christmas

JULIANA HORATIA EWING

17. The Peace Egg

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN

18. The Birds' Christmas Carol

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN

19. The Romance of a Christmas Card

KATHARINE LEE BATES

20. Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride

KENNETH GRAHAME

21. Carol

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

22. A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

23. A Country Christmas

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

24. A Song for a Christmas Tree

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

25. Cousin Tribulation's Story

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

26. Tilly's Christmas

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

27. What the Bell Saw and Said

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

28. A Christmas Inspiration

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

29. Christmas at Red Butte

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

30. Uncle Richard's New Year Dinner

M.E.S.

31. Christmas

MARGARET E. SANGSTER

32. The Christmas Babe

MARGERY WILLIAMS

33. The Velveteen Rabbit

PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN

34. Round the Yule-Log: Christmas in Norway

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

35. A College Santa Claus

ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD

36. " Golden Hope " Christmas

ROBERT FROST

37. Christmas Trees

ROBERT INGERSOLL

38. What I Want for Christmas

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

39. Markheim

ROSE TERRY COOKE

40. Christmas

RUDYARD KIPLING

41. Christmas in India

S. WEIR MITCHELL

42. Mr. Kris Kringle

WILLA CATHER

43. A Burglar's Christmas

WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

44. Christmas Every Day

WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

45. The Night Before Christmas

WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

46. The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express

WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

47. The Pumpkin-Glory

WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

48. Turkeys Turning The Tables

WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

49. Christmas

WILLIAM J. LOCKE

50. A Christmas Mystery