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This Volume would have been better titled "Dickens' Christmas Novellas" as it contains his three much longer Christmas stories - ones which are often not included in the Dickens Christmas Short Stories Collections. This book contains: 'A Christmas Carol', 'The Chimes ( a Goblin Story...') and 'The Cricket on the Hearth - A Fairy Tale of Home'. Two undated printings by world Syndicate Publishers(1931 & 1935 reprint) One has very plain blue cover, the other is nicer with embossed dark blue pebbled cover, a golden cottage in the middle and gold lettering and fleur de le pattern on spine. 231 pages with 4 illustrative etchings

O. Henry's stories, including the six Christmas stories that he wrote, were based almost entirely on people and events with which he came in direct contact during his adventurous life. Contents include: The Day We Celebrate, The Gift of the Magi, A Chaparral Christmas Gift, Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking, Christmas by Injunction, An Unfinished Christmas Story.