{"product_id":"9781434445612","title":"The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories","description":"Christmas--the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all--filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 29 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From C. C. MacApp's view of a Christmas future to Jacob A. Riis's gut-wrenching portraits of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to William J. Locke's reenactment of the tale of the Three Wise Men, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year. So sit back and relive your memories once again, as recreated through the eyes of some of the finest writers of their time!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in this volume:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION, by Robert Reginald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BLOSSOMING ROD, by Mary Stewart Cutting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C.C. MacApp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS, by Meredith Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEASLEY’S CHRISTMAS PARTY, by Booth Tarkington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA CHRISTMAS MYSTERY: THE STORY OF THREE WISE MEN, by William John Locke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBETTY’S BRIGHT IDEA, by Harriet Beecher Stowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND, by Harriet Beecher Stowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LADY ERMETTA; or, The Sleeping Secret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR. KRIS KRINGLE: A CHRISTMAS TALE, by S. Weir Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROSEMARY: A CHRISTMAS STORY, by C. N. \u0026amp; A. M. Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CHRISTMAS CHILD, by Hesba Stretton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LITTLE GRAY LADY, by F. Hopkinson Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS CARD, by Kate Douglas Wiggin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR. BAMBOO AND THE HONORABLE LITTLE GOD, by Fannie C. MacAulay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMRS. BUDLONG’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, by Rupert Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE OAK TREE’S CHRISTMAS GIFT, by Julian Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LONG HILLSIDE: A CHRISTMAS HARE-HUNT IN OLD VIRGINIA, by Thomas Nelson Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCANDLE AND CRIB, by K. F. Purdon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTOLD AFTER SUPPER, by Jerome K. Jerome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNIBSY’S CHRISTMAS, by Jacob A. Riis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKIPPY OF SCRABBLE ALLEY, by Jacob A. Riis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNCLE NOAH’S CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION, by Leona Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TRUCE OF GOD, by Mary Roberts Rinehart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE GIFT OF THE MAGI, by O. Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE LITTLE MIXER, by Lillian Nicholson Shearon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE POTATO CHILD, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA STORY THAT NEVER ENDS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA NAZARETH CHRISTMAS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd don't forget to search this ebook store for \"Megapack\" to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries...and many more!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154336792816,"sku":"9781434445612","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781434445612_p0.jpg?v=1763755776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781434445612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}