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THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS STORIES

[Illustration: CHRISTMAS JOLLITY

(_John Leech's "Mr. Fezziwig's Ball," from Dickens' "Christmas
Carol."_)]




THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS STORIES

EDITED BY

ASA DON DICKINSON

AND

ADA M. SKINNER

GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC.

          COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY DOUBLEDAY &
          COMPANY, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

          PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




ACKNOWLEDGMENT


The Publishers desire to acknowledge the kindness of the J. B.
Lippincott Co., Houghton Mifflin Co., D. C. Heath & Co., The
Bobbs-Merrill Co., Milton Bradley Co., Henry Altemus Co., Lothrop, Lee &
Shepherd Co., Little, Brown & Co., Moffat, Yard & Co., American Book
Co., Perry, Mason Co., Duffield & Co., Chicago Kindergarten College, and
others, who have granted them permission to reproduce herein selections
from works bearing their copyright.




PREFACE


Many librarians have felt the need and expressed the desire for a select
collection of children's Christmas stories in one volume. This book
claims to be just that and nothing more.

Each of the stories has already won the approval of thousands of
children, and each is fraught with the true Christmas spirit.

It is hoped that the collection will prove equally acceptable to
parents, teachers, and librarians.

                                          ASA DON DICKINSON.




CONTENTS