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Christmas in Legend and Story - A Book for Boys and Girls
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Title: Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls
Author: Elva S. Smith
Release Date: February 10, 2004 [EBook #11014]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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CHRISTMAS IN LEGEND AND STORY
Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth, is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long: And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
SHAKESPEARE.
CHRISTMAS IN LEGEND AND STORY
A BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
COMPILED BY
ELVA S. SMITH
CARNEGIE LIBRARY PITTSBURGH
AND
ALICE I. HAZELTINE
PUBLIC LIBRARY ST. LOUIS
ILLUSTRATED FROM FAMOUS PAINTINGS
1915
CHRISTMAS IN LEGEND AND STORY
PREFACE
In our experience in library work with children we have learned that it is very difficult to find Christmas stories and legends which have literary merit, are reverent in spirit, and are also suitable for children. This collection has been made in an endeavor to meet this need, and thus to be of service to parents, teachers, and librarians.