Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children
William Dean Howells
Read by David Wales
Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy" William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel The Rise of Silas Lapham. (Reader’s Note for story 3: A pony engine is a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another.) (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) (2 hr 5 min)
Chapters
Christmas Every Day | 21:19 | Read by David Wales |
Turkeys Turning the Tables | 21:39 | Read by David Wales |
The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express | 19:07 | Read by David Wales |
The Pumpkin-Glory | 31:05 | Read by David Wales |
Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly | 31:51 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
Cute and cuddly- not brilliant
kerriganm
Not great stories, but rather a bit rambling and silly. Charmingly presented as tales told to family children, complete with their input and critical comments.
Excellent story!
ListeninginChicago
Sweet stories and David is an excellent reader. Thanks for making these available in such a high quality format.
Another book of stories I have not heard before !
Sandrainia3
More I never heard as a child.