Christmas: A Story (1912)

By Zona Gale and Zona 1874-1938 Gale

Book Overview

""Christmas: A Story"" is a heartwarming novella written by American author Zona Gale, first published in 1912. The story follows the life of a young boy named David, who lives with his widowed mother in a small town. David is a thoughtful and kindhearted child who loves Christmas, but his mother is struggling to make ends meet and cannot afford to buy him any presents. Despite this, David remains optimistic and continues to spread holiday cheer throughout the town. As Christmas approaches, David becomes fixated on a beautiful doll in a store window, but knows he will never be able to have it. However, a group of kind-hearted women in the town come together to make sure David has the best Christmas ever, and the doll he so desperately wanted is waiting for him on Christmas morning. This heartwarming story explores the true meaning of Christmas and the power of kindness and generosity. It is a timeless tale that will warm the hearts of readers young and old, and is a perfect read for the holiday season.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163973246
• ISBN13: 9781163973240
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"