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The Pony Engine and Other Stories

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"The little girl came into her papa's study, as she always did Saturday morning before breakfast, and asked for a story. He tried to beg off that morning, for he was very busy, but she would not let him. So he began: "Well, once there was a little pig… "She put her hand over his mouth and stopped him at the word. She said she had heard little pig-stories till she was perfectly sick of them. «Well, what kind of story shall I tell, then?» «About Christmas. It's getting to be the season. It's past Thanksgiving already.»_x000D_ William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed «The Dean of American Letters», he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story «Christmas Every Day», and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. «Christmas Every Day» is a short story by William Dean Howells about a young American girl, whose wish that Christmas would come daily is granted for an entire year, until she realizes the true meaning of the holiday season._x000D_ This unique and meticulously edited collection includes: Christmas Every Day_x000D_ Turkeys Turning the Tables_x000D_ The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express_x000D_ The Pumpkin Glory_x000D_ Butterflyfutterby and Flutterbybutterfly

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02 November 2024
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