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American Holidays
The United States of
Ameican has always had our own spin on the subject of Holidays. For
example, Halloween, All Hallo's Eve as it used to be called, is unknown
in the Orient, and largely ignored in Europe. Thanksgiving, the day
celebrated by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachussetts at their
survival of their first year in the New World has many counterparts in
the world, but for entirely different reasons. Similarly, Christmas has
a unique position in America. While celebrated in other countries, none
approach it the way we do. These books illustrate how
holidays in
American were celebrated at the turn of the 19th Century into the 20th.
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Ghost
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ISBN:
978-1-60459-486-7
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Readers in
the 19th Century were
firm believers in supernatural phenomena. As a result, numerous writers
exploited this market with ghost stories. Many famous literary authors,
names well-known today, and others, turned their hand to this genre and
created stories that fascinate... and chill. The Ghost Masters
series strives to bring these famous authors, and their stories to the
modern reader. This volume, the first in the series, includes stories
from Henry James (The
Turn of the Screw, The Jolly Corner), Edith Wharton (The Lady Maid's Bell, The Eyes,
Afterward, The Triumph of Night, Kerfol), William Hope
Hodgson (The Gateway of
the Monster, The House Among the Laurels, The Whistling Room, The
Horrse of the Invisible, The Searcher of the End House, The Thing
Invisible), and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (What Was the Matter, The Tenth
of January, Kentucky's Ghost, Night-Watches, The Day of My Death,
Little Tommy Tucker). If you’re a connoisseur of ghost
stories, then you must add these nineteen stories to your collection. |
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| Readers in the 19th Century were
firm
believers in supernatural phenomena. As a result, numerous writers
exploited this market with ghost stories. Many famous literary authors,
names well-known today, and others, turned their hand to this genre and
created stories that fascinate... and chill. The Ghost Masters
series strives to bring these famous authors, and their stories to the
modern reader. This volume includes stories from Washington Irving (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,
Stories by a
Nervous Gentleman, and The Money Diggers),
Charles Dickens (The
Signal-man, The Haunted House, The Trial for Murder), Elia
Peattie (The Shape of
Fear and Other Ghostly Tales — a collection of thirteen
stories), and Algernon Blackwood (The
Empty House — a collection of ten stories). If
you’re a connoisseur of ghost stories, then you must add these stories
to your collection. |
ISBN:
978-1-60459-485-0
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American
Holidays |
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The United States of
Ameican has always had our own spin on the subject of Holidays. For
example, Halloween, All Hallo's Eve as it used to be called, is unknown
in the Orient, and largely ignored in Europe. Thanksgiving, the day
celebrated by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachussetts at their
survival of their first year in the New World has many counterparts in
the world, but for entirely different reasons. Similarly, Christmas has
a unique position in America. While celebrated in other countries, none
approach it the way we do. These books illustrate how
holidays in
American were celebrated at the turn of the 19th Century into the 20th.
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978-1-60459-483-6
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Halloween is a time for
costumes
and parties, especially for the children. But if you're not a
professional party organizer, how do you know what to plan for the
guests to do?
Let Mary F. Blain take on that chore for you with her excellent book,
Games for Halloween. It has games and contests, riddles and forfeits
enough to make any party into a memorable one, no matter what the age
of the guest. The games have both goals and consequences (the forfeits)
enough for several parties, let alone one evening. Some are fun, some
are strange, and all were the rage in the early 1910's!
And what would a Halloween party be without ghost stories? The Ways of Ghosts
by Ambrose Bierce, best known for his short story, An "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
and his satirical dictionary, "The
Devil's Dictionary," provides all the spin-chilling tales
you`ll need for any party! All are short and perfect for reading aloud
to any appreciative audience.
This Halloween, make your party the one everyone talks about for the
rest of the holiday season with "Halloween
Games & Ghost Stories." |
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Every
autumn in school and home recurs the need for a collection of
literature on Thanksgiving, an anthology comprehensive enough to
include all the best that has been written about this intensely, and
now uniquely, American holiday. This book brings to children
of all
ages all the best poems, essays, plays and stories of Thanksgiving. And
its scope is yet wider.
Originally published in 1907 by Moffat, Yard, and Company, “Thanksgiving: An American Holiday”
gives a rapid view of the holiday’s origin, its derivation from ancient
festivals; its development, its spirit, and its significance.
Divided
into five parts, Origin, Celebration, The Spirit of Thanksgiving, The
Thanksgiving Season, and Exercises (small plays for children to
present), “Thanksgiving:
An American Holiday”
is a snapshot of how our American Ancestors at the end of the
nineteenth-century viewed this important holiday, it’s origins, and its
American relevance. Authors include: Jane G. Austin, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to name just
a few.
Stories and articles included in this anthology are: Part I. Origin -- Thanksgiving in America
(May Lowe), The Feast
Of Harvest (Edmund Clarence Stedman), Ballad Of The Thanksgiving
Pilgrim (Clinton Scollard), The First Thanksgiving Day
(Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith), The First Thanksgiving Day
(Alice Williams Brotherton), Grandma’s
Thanksgiving Story (Alice Lotherington), The First Thanksgiving
(Arthur Guiterman), The
First Thanksgiving Day of New England (Jane G.
Austin), Festival Days
(Harry Cassell Davis, A.M., Ph. D.), Two Notable Thanksgivings
(The Youth’s Companion), The
Thanksgiving in Boston Harbor (Hezekiah
Butterworth);
Part II. Celebration of Thanksgiving -- The Pumpkin, (J. G.
Whittier), Jericho Bob
(Anna Eichberg King), A
Thanksgiving Fable (Oliver Herford), Thanksgiving
(Phoebe Cary), Thanksgiving
Day (Lydia Maria Child ), ‘Work And Play In Leyden’
(William Elliot Griffis), Thanksgiving
Philosophy (Charlotte W. Thurston), Thanksgiving Dinners
(E. H. Arr ), Thanksgivin’
Pumpkin Pies (Margaret Sangster ), Thanksgiving
(Hannah E. Garey), Ann
Mary: Her Two Thanksgivings ( ** Wilkin), Selection (J. G.
Whittier ), The
Twilight Of Thanksgiving (William D. Kelly), Polly’s Thanksgiving
(A. C. Stoddard), Thanksgiving
Day In The Old Church Tower (Thomas Bailey Aldrich), Thanksgiving Day
(Henry Alford), An Old
Time Thanksgiving (Helen Evertson Smith);
Part III. The Spirit Of Thanksgiving -- The Thanksgiving Guest
(Louise Chandler Moulton), Harvest
Hymn (John G. Whittier), Thanksgiving (F. R.
Havergal), Two Festivals
(Lucy Larcom), John
Inglefield’s Thanksgiving (Nathaniel Hawthorne), The “Lily’s” Thanksgiving
(Mrs. Dawson M. Phelps), I.
The Thanksgiving Sermon (C. Mathews), II. The Dinner (C.
Mathews), Thanksgiving
(Jeanie Rogers Sherman), Thanksgiving
Hymn (Anon.), Thanksgiving
(Emily Read Jones), Farmer
John’s Thanksgiving (Isaac F. Eaton), To November (G. W.
Adams), Margie’s
Thanksgiving (E. S. Bumstead ), The Old New England Thanksgiving
(Harriet Beecher Stowe), We Thank Thee
(Ralph Waldo Emerson), Give
Thanks For What? (W. F. Croffut ), Something To Be Thankful For
(Clara J. Denton), Giving
Thanks (Anon.), Thanksgiving
Day (Anon.);
Part
IV. The Thanksgiving Season -- Ode To Autumn (John Keats), Indian
Summer (Eudora S. Bumstead), In November (Susan Kelly Phillips), A Day
of the Indian Summer (Sarah Helen Whitman), The Indian Summer (John H.
Bryant);
Part V. Thanksgiving Exercises -- In Honor of Thanksgiving
(Lizzie M. Hadley), Thanksgiving
Exercise (Anon.), Recitation
(Margaret J. Preston), ‘All.
(Lizzie M. Hadley), Granny’s
Story (Emily Huntington Miller), We Thank Thee
(Anon.), Poetic
Responses, Thanksgiving In The Past And Present (Marion S.
Blaisdell). |
ISBN:
978-1-60459-750-9
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978-1-60459-490-4
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This book comprises the
Christmas stories published in the Christmas Numbers of the “Household Words”
and “All the Year Round”
serials published by Charles Dickens between 1852 and 1867. The 1896
edition, of which this is a reprint, includes a special Introduction
and Notes on the stories themselves by Charles Dickens the Younger.
These stories, while published for the Christmas audience, are for the
most part, not about Christmas (the exception being “The Holly-Tree Inn”).
That
was Dickens’ original intention as is shown in the letter in which
Charles Dickens invited the Rev. James White to contribute “short
stories supposed to be told by a family sitting round the fire. I don’t
care about their referring to Christmas at all, nor do I design to
connect them together, otherwise than by their names.”
So, while
not being about Christmas itself, the stories were written to evoke the
spirit of Christmas in their being read, and read aloud.
Included in this book are: “The
Poor Relation’s Story”, “The Child’s Story”,
“The Schoolboy’s Story”,
“Nobody’s Story”,
“The Seven Poor Travelers”,
“The Holly-tree Inn”,
“The Wreck of the Golden
Mary”, “The
Perils of Certain English Prisoners”, “Going into Society”,
“The Haunted House”,
“A Message from the Sea”,
“Tom Tiddler’s Ground,
Somebody’s Luggage”, “Mrs.
Lirriper’s Lodgings”, “Mrs.
Lirriper’s Legacy”, “Doctor
Marigold”, “Mugby
Junction”, and “No
Thoroughfare”.
The second chapters in “The
Wreck of the Golden Mary” and “The Perils of Certain English
Prisoners”, the fourth chapter of “A Message from the Sea”,
and the second Act of “No
Thoroughfare” were written by Wilkie Collins; the second
and third chapters of “A
Message from the Sea”, and the first and fourth Acts of “No Thoroughfare”
were written by both Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens; and the rest
of the stories in this volume were written by Charles Dickens. Includes
the original 16 illustrations. |
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| Almost everyone knows of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Few, though, know that that story was merely the first of a set of five
Christmas stories he wrote between 1844 and 1848. This book contains
those other Christmas stories: “The
Chimes”
(Toby “Trotty” Veck, a poor working man, learns the harsh lesson that
anyone, no matter how good, may descend into degradation, despair, and
ruin if sufficiently driven by circumstances); “The Cricket on the Hearth”
(Things are not always as they appear, and what one thinks the truth to
be might be something else entirely -- original illustrations by George
Alfred Williams); “The
Battle of Life”
(The story follows the fortunes of Dr. Anthony Jeddler who does not
take the world or life seriously, regarding it all, as he puts it, as
“a gigantic practical joke.”); and “The
Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain”
(The story follows the Chemist Redlaw after he makes a disastrous
bargain to forget the sorrows and wrongs of his past, and the
consequences on those around him). |
ISBN:
978-1-60459-488-1
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978-1-61720-049-6
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Every fall in school and home
recurs the need for a collection of literature on Christmas, an
anthology comprehensive enough to include all the best that has been
written about this intensely, and now uniquely, American
holiday. This book brings to children of all ages all the best poems,
essays, and stories of Christmas, the Christ-child, and how our
forbearers regarded the day and season. And its scope is yet wider.
Originally published in 1907 by Dodd, Mead, and
Company, “Christmas: An
American Holiday” gives a rapid view of the holiday’s origin, its
derivation from ancient festivals; its development, its spirit, and its
significance.
Divided into six parts, Origin, Celebration,
Significance and Spirit,
Stories, Old Carols and Exercises, and Additional Pieces, “Christmas:
An American Holiday” is a snapshot of how our American Ancestors at the
end of the nineteenth-century viewed this important holiday, it’s
origins, and its American relevance. With 113 stories, articles, poems,
and hymns, it includes such famous authors as Charles Dickens, Martin
Luther, Andrew Lang, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, and Washington Irving, as well as almost fifty others.
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This fine book from the turn of the 19th
Century contains 35 wonderful and inspiring Christmas stories for
children. These stories were already well-received before they were
pulled together to make this book. Included are excerpts from “A
Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and the Christian Bible, stories
from Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, from Ireland, Germany, the
American West, and from the big cities in England and the United States.
Written in easy-to-read 13-point type, and divided
between stories for
little kids, intermediate kids, and the older set, each of the stories
has already won the approval of thousands of children, and each is
packed with the true Christmas spirit: that small thoughtful actions
can have big, and happy, consequences. Some stories will bring a tear
to your eyes, other will make you laugh. All are enjoyable. This book
will become a cherished addition to your library for years to come.
The stories in this book are: Christmas at Fezziwig’s Warehouse
(Charles Dickens), The
Fir-Tree (Hans Christian Andersen), The
Christmas Masquerade (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman), The Shepherds and the
Angels (Adapted from the Bible), The Telltale Tile
(Olive Thorne
Miller), Little Girl’s
Christmas (Winnifred E. Lincoln), A Christmas
Matinée (M. A. L. Lane), Toinette and the Elves (Susan
Coolidge), The
Voyage of the Wee Red Cap (Ruth Sawyer Durand), A Story of the
Christ-Child (a German Legend for Christmas Eve told by
Elizabeth
Harrison), Jimmy
Scarecrow’s Christmas (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman), Why
the Chimes Rang (Raymond McAlden), The Birds’ Christmas
(founded on
fact—F. E. Mann), The
Little Sister’s Vacation (Winifred M. Kirkland), Little
Wolff’s Wooden Shoes (François Coppée, adapted and
translated
Alma J. Foster), Christmas
in the Alley (Olive Thorne Miller), A
Christmas Star (Katherine Pyle), The Queerest Christmas
(Grace Margaret
Gallaher), Old Father
Christmas (J. H. Ewing), The Golden Cobwebs
(Sara
Cone Bryant), How
Christmas Came to the Santa Maria Flats (Elia W.
Peattie), The Legend of
Babouscka (From the Russian Folk Tale), Christmas in
the Barn (F. Arnstein), The Philanthropist’s Christmas
(James Weber Linn), The
First Christmas-Tree (Lucy Wheelock), The First
New England Christmas (G. L. Stone and M. G. Fickett), The Cratchits’
Christmas Dinner (Charles Dickens), Christmas in Seventeen
Seventy-Six
(Anne Hollingsworth Wharton), Christmas
Under the Snow (Olive Thorne
Miller), Mr. Bluff’s
Experience of Holidays, (Oliver Bell Bunce), Master
Sandy’s Snapdragon (Elbridge S. Brooks), A Christmas Fairy,
(John Strange Winter), The
Greatest of These (Joseph Mills Hanson), Little
Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe (Elizabeth Harrison), and Christmas
on Big Rattle (Theodore Goodridge Roberts).
In making this volume, we discovered that the
Gutenberg eBook versions
are missing a story — “The
Golden Cobwebs” — instead having a short
excerpt from “A Christmas Carol” that is duplicated by the longer
excerpt “The Cratchit’s
Christmas Dinner” later in this book. This
edition restores the missing story. This volume contains the full text
of the original book published in 1913.
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978-1-61720-433-3
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If you are
looking for a book that truly reflects the feeling of the Christmas
season, and the Christian meaning behind it, then you can’t miss this
book. Originally published in 1912, this book was inspired by the
Christian spirit of love of God, and for fellowman.
Written in
easy-to-read 13-point type, this book has eight poems and six stories
for children that demonstrate the true meaning of Christmas, and that
no one is too small to escape notice by God, and his Son, The Prince of
Peace. This book will become a cherished addition to your child’s
library for years to come.
The poems are: “Why
do the Bells of Christmas Ring?”; “Christmas Hymn”; “Christmas Eve”;
“The Three Kings of Cologne”; “Chrystmasse of Olde”; “Christmas
Morning”; “Bethlehem-town”; and “Star of the East.”
The stories are:
“The Symbol and the Saint”; “Joel’s Talk with Santa Claus”; “The Coming
of the Prince”; “The Mouse and the Moonbeam”; “Mistress Merciless”;
and “The First
Christmas Tree.”
Also
included are the original 14 full-page illustrations and 32 in-page
illustrations that captivate perfectly the true feeling of Christmas. |
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Generations of children have gone to bed
Christmas Eve with the hoof-beats of eight tiny reindeer in their ears
and in their minds the vision of Saint Nick with his pipe and beard at
the mantel filling their stockings, as described in the incomparable
“The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore.
Of all the different editions of this classic,
none is more treasured
than this one, with the gorgeous 30 Arthur Rackham illustrations. His 4
soft,
full-color full-page paintings, his 26 delicate Black-and-White line
drawings all combine to make the perfect setting for the poem.
Here is a perfect Christmas remembrance for all
members of the
family—an ageless poem and pictures that grown-ups and children will
treasure always.
This book captivates perfectly the true feeling of
Christmas.
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978-1-61720-437-1
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