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A Book of Norse Tales. First published in 1902.

She stooped once more to pick up something which had fallen out when the cover was jarred open. It was a pink papier-mâché angel, such as are often hung from the top of Christmas trees as a crowning symbol. Norah stood holding it between thumb and finger, staring amazedly. Who would think to find such a bit of frivolity in the house of Miss Terry! The Christmas Angel is a stirring reminder of what really matters at Christmas and throughout the...

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Excerpt from In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales Things. But the various folk who first told them were so very different, the tales are so very Old, and have changed SO greatly in the telling from one generation to another, that there are almost as many ac counts of the way in which the world began as there are nations upon the earth. So it is not strange that the people of the North have a legend of the Beginning quite different fro...

Excerpt from The Book of Saints and Friendly BeastsThe Fish Who helped Saint Gudwall The Ballad of Saint Giles and the Deer The wolf-mother of Saint Ailbe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the ori...

Excerpt from Songs of Sixpence For courteous permission to reprint the verses in this volume thanks are due to the publishers of S. Nicholas, The Youth's Companion, Harper's Magazine, The Outlook, Lippincott's Magazine, The Churchman, The Woman's Home Companion, The Bellman, The Congregationalist, Good Housekeeping, The Delineator, The Christian Endeavor World, The Mayflower, John Martin's Book, and The Old Farmer's Almanack, also to Mr. Henr...

Excerpt from The Christmas AngelHer mistress looked up from the fire, where the bit of writing was writhing painfully, and caught the expression of Norah' s face.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving ...

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Excerpt from Heart of New England Thanks are due the publishers of various magazines for courteous permission to reprint poems that first appeared in their pages, as follows: The Atlantic Monthly Harper's Magazine, The Bookman, The Bellman, Contemporary Verse, The Delineator, The Designer, The Ladies' Home Journal, The Woman's Home Companion, The Smart Set, The Youth's Companion, The Living Church, The Christian Endeavor World, The Congregati...

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Excerpt from The Curious Book of BirdsAll were happy except one. The Woodpecker had taken no part with the other busy birds. She was a lazy, disobedient creature, and when she heard the Lord's commands she had only said.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art...

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