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100 1 _aRiis, Jacob A.
_q(Jacob August),
_d1849-1914
245 1 0 _aChristmas Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-02
505 0 _aThe kid hangs up his stocking -- Is there a Santa Claus? -- The Crogans' Christmas in the snowshed -- The old town -- His Christmas gift -- The snow babies' Christmas -- Jack's sermon -- Merry Christmas in the tenements -- What the Christmas sun saw in the tenements -- Nibsy's Christmas -- The little dollar's Christmas journey -- Little Will's message -- The burgomaster's Christmas.
508 _aProduced by Carlos Colón, the University of Connecticut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Christmas Stories" by Jacob A. Riis is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The stories encapsulate the spirit of Christmas through the eyes of the less fortunate, emphasizing themes of hope, compassion, and generosity during the holiday season. Through the narratives, readers are invited to reflect on the meaning of Christmas beyond the commercialized aspects, as the tales center around the impact of small acts of kindness. The opening of the collection introduces a compelling story called "The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking," set in a West Side Boys' Lodging-house on Christmas Eve. A young boy affectionately known as "the Kid" has hung up a stocking in anticipation of Santa Claus, igniting a sense of wonder among the other boys who initially view Santa Claus as a myth. Their awe transforms into a desire to surprise him through their own generosity, as they decide to pool their modest savings to fill the Kid’s stocking with gifts. This heartwarming tale sets the stage for the themes of community and selflessness that resonate throughout the entire collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristmas stories, American
653 _aTenement houses -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61300
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