Don't forget about the birdwatcher in your family or among friends during the Christmas Season. Yes, there are countless books available on birds, bird-watching, and bird stories. But how to select the right one? We selected 5 popular bird books and listed them below to help with the … [Read more...] about 5 Books for Birdwatchers
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The Gift of the Magi
This story was originally published on Dec 10, 1905 in The New York Sunday World as "Gifts of the Magi." It was subsequently published as The Gift of the Magi in O. Henry's 1906 short story collection The Four Million. ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. THAT WAS ALL. AND SIXTY CENTS of it was in … [Read more...] about The Gift of the Magi
WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE GROW OLDER. [1851]
by Charles Dickens Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and every one around the Christmas fire; and made the little … [Read more...] about WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE GROW OLDER. [1851]
A CHRISTMAS CAROL,
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, (ON THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT.) BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Thank God, thank God, we do believe, Thank God that this is Christmas Eve. Even as we kneel upon this day, Even so the ancient legends say Nearly two thousand years ago The stalled ox knelt, and even so The ass … [Read more...] about A CHRISTMAS CAROL,
A CHRISTMAS TREE. [1850]
by Charles Dickens I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little … [Read more...] about A CHRISTMAS TREE. [1850]
