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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Christmas Angel<author> Abbie Farwell Brown<illustrated by> Reginald Bathurst Birch<publisher> Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910<subjects> Brothers and sisters; Christmas; Christmas stories; Guardian angels

Excerpt from The Christmas AngelAsiftoberid sheshuther mouth tight, evenas she shut Jack back into his box.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 original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Disagreeable old Miss Terry spends her Christmas Eve getting rid of toys from her childhood toy box. One by one she tosses them onto the sidewalk in front of her house, then secretly watches the little scenes that occur, which seem to confirm her belief that true Christmas spirit does not exist. Then the Angel from her childhood Christmas tree appears to show Miss Terry that she has not yet witnessed the final act of each of those little dramas...Living Age magazine in 1910 observed of The Christmas Angel, ""Not since Charles Dickens laid down his pen forever has there been a prettier Christmas story written, one more full of the real spirit of Christmas or conveying a more seasonable lesson."""

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III THE FLANTON DOG returned to the play box by the and rummaged for a few minutes among ] the tangled toys. Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs. " The Flanton Dog ! " she said. " Well, I vow ! I had forgotten all about him. It was Tom who coined the name for him because he was made of Canton flannel." She stood the thing up on the table as well as his weak legs would allow, and inspected him critically. He certainly was a forlorn specimen. One of the black beads which had served him for eyes was gone. His ears, which had originally stood up saucily on his head, now drooped in limp dejection. One of them was a mere shapeless rag hanging by a thread. He was dirty and discolored, and his tail was gone. But still he smiled with his red-thread mouth and seemed trying to make the best of things. " What a nightmare!" said Miss Terry contemptuously. " I know there is n't a child in the city who wants such a looking thing. Why, even the Animal Rescue folks would give the boys a' free shot' at that. This isn't going to bring out any Christmas spirit," she sneered. "I will try it and see." Once more she lifted the window and tossed the dog to the sidewalk. He rolled upon his back and lay pathetically with crooked legs yearning upward, still smiling. Hardly had Miss Terry time to conceal herself behind the curtain when she saw a figure approaching, airily waving a stick. "No ragamuffin this time," she said. "Hello! It is that good-for-nothing young Cooper fellow from the next block. They say he is a millionaire. Well, he is n't even going to see the Flanton Dog." The young man came swinging along, debonairly; he was whistling under his breath. He was a dapper figure in a long coat and a silk hat, un...

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 year.

The Christmas Angel – Abbie Farwell Brown's Inspiring Christmas TaleMs. Terry had no idea what was in store for her one faithful Christmas Eve, when she was about to try and prove that the Holiday was just a facade, and people remain selfish despite preaching about the Christmas Spirit. What followed after her little experiment is one of the finest examples of what makes Christmas stories truly inspiring.The Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown is considered one of Brown's best works, as well as one of the most beautiful, easy to read and ageless stories about Christmas that anyone, from children to older folks, could easily enjoy.Patterned after Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the story has many similarities when it comes to depicting the unique and sometimes disconcerting views that people can have about Christmas. In The Christmas Angel, Ms. Terry has the role of an older woman who doesn't feel like Christmas is anything special anymore. In her view, the holiday had become a shadow of what it once was, with her contemporary early 20th century peers buying things they don't need and “wasting perfectly good candles” lighting them outside their homes in an early version of the Christmas lights tradition.In an attempt to prove that people only cared about themselves and that Christmas values weren't “real”, Ms. Terry took an old box of toys, and placed the toys outside to see if people would just take them selfishly – which apparently did happen. The intervention of the Christmas Angel, however, who showed Ms. Terry the true intentions and actions of those people, has led her to start believing in the beauty of Christmas once more.

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