"May Your Days be Merry and Bright": Christmas Stories by WomenSusan Koppelman Penguin Books, 1991 - 258 pagina's This warm and diverse collection captures the spirit of Christmas traditions and themes as seen through the eyes of women. Includes stories by Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Willa Cather, Pearl S. Buck, Ntozake Shange, and others. |
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Pagina 60
... knew that only a right way of living would give her peace of mind . She could no longer live in a mean , narrow world of her own making ; she must try to take the world as it is , and make the most of her life . There were those who ...
... knew that only a right way of living would give her peace of mind . She could no longer live in a mean , narrow world of her own making ; she must try to take the world as it is , and make the most of her life . There were those who ...
Pagina 181
... knew how to get it right , they would of course sing it that way . She knew ( she had been a mother for sixteen years ) that she must keep them cheerful and hopeful , or the tenuous thread of their interest and attention would snap ...
... knew how to get it right , they would of course sing it that way . She knew ( she had been a mother for sixteen years ) that she must keep them cheerful and hopeful , or the tenuous thread of their interest and attention would snap ...
Pagina 229
... knew I was kidding . But some older people , they go so sour . We have a few lulus in the hotel . There's one woman in particular , what a story , you wouldn't believe me if I told you . But why think about unpleasant things this time ...
... knew I was kidding . But some older people , they go so sour . We have a few lulus in the hotel . There's one woman in particular , what a story , you wouldn't believe me if I told you . But why think about unpleasant things this time ...
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Old Mother Goose | 22 |
Sarah Orne Jewett | 42 |
Mary E Wilkins Freeman The Twelfth Guest | 62 |
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"May Your Days be Merry and Bright" and Other Christmas Stories by Women Susan Koppelman Fragmentweergave - 1988 |
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