Timeless flames of goodwill guarding the brightest virtues of the heart.
In this essential collection, seven masterfully crafted tales blend festive warmth, social critique, and psychological transformation. Open this book and discover how the universal longing for peace and empathy fiercely guards the flame of goodwill.
This book contains:
- The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen: A freezing girl on New Year's Eve finds dazzling visions of hope in her unsold matches.
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry: An impoverished couple sacrifices their greatest treasures to buy each other a perfect Christmas gift.
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: A cold-hearted miser achieves supernatural redemption after confronting his past, present, and future through spirits.
- Christmas Jenny by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: An eccentric woman's compassion for animals sparks suspicion of witchcraft among local New England villagers.
- The Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke: A fourth magus spends his life in sacrifice, losing material treasures while seeking the Christ child.
- Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock: Father Time and a weary Father Christmas reflect on preserving childhood innocence during global war.
- Papa Panov's Special Christmas by Leo Tolstoy: A lonely shoemaker waiting for Jesus discovers Him in the humble people he helps on Christmas.
Plus footnotes that deepen your appreciation of the text and bonus poetry content!
