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Title: The Christmas Fairy
and Other Stories

Author: John Strange Winter
Frances E. Crompton
Mrs. Molesworth

Release Date: March 11, 2009 [EBook #28306]

Language: English

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THE CHRISTMAS FAIRY

by
John Strange Winter
&
Other stories
by
Frances E. Crompton
&
Mrs. Molesworth

[Illustration]

A Christmas Fairy

[Illustration: "A tall handsome lady came in, and Shivers flew to her
arms."]

A Christmas Fairy

by
JOHN STRANGE WINTER
AND OTHER STORIES BY
FRANCES E. CROMPTON
AND
MRS. MOLESWORTH

London New York
Ernest Nister E.P. Dutton & Co.

Printed in Bavaria
1878.

[Illustration]

Contents

A Christmas Fairy _John Strange Winter_ 5
Not Quite True _Mrs. Molesworth_ 15
In the Chimney Corner _Frances E. Crompton_ 41

A CHRISTMAS FAIRY

By John Strange Winter.

IT was getting very near to Christmas-time, and all the boys at Miss
Ware's school were talking excitedly about going home for the holidays,
of the fun they would have, the presents they would receive on Christmas
morning, the tips from Grannies, Uncles, and Aunts, of the pantomimes,
the parties, the never-ending joys and pleasures which would be theirs.

"I shall go to Madame Tussaud's and to the Drury Lane pantomime," said
young Fellowes, "and my mother will give a party, and Aunt Adelaide will
give another, and Johnny Sanderson and Mary Greville, and ever so many
others. I shall have a splendid time at home. Oh! Jim, I wish it were
all holidays like it is w