Santa Claus Anthology #2
A Reversible Santa Claus, Santa Claus's Helper, Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Short Stories, Romance
| Author: | Meredith Nicholson, Thomas Nelson Page | ISBN: | 1230002629933 |
| Publisher: | Steve Gabany | Publication: | October 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Meredith Nicholson, Thomas Nelson Page |
| ISBN: | 1230002629933 |
| Publisher: | Steve Gabany |
| Publication: | October 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Santa Claus Anthology #2
Three delightful Christmas stories -- one for adults and two for children. All happy family tales!
#1: A Reversible Santa Claus
by Meredith Nicholson
A humorous tale about a thief who's been clean for several years slips and "swipes" a pocketbook from a nearby gentleman in the trolley, setting off a chain of events that leads him further and further into crime...grand theft auto, accidental kidnapping, and even art theft!! His wife and his sidekick are sure he's lost his mind. But he's sure that if he simply does one more thing that he will be fine...and sees no other alternative to following this road through to its bitter end. Between him, his cohorts, the child, the child's mother, and two feuding art collectors, this story dashes headlong toward a merry Christmas for all involved, in a way none of them expect!
Meredith Nicholson (December 9, 1866 – December 22, 1947) was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat.
Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis Nicholson and the former Emily Meredith. Largely self-taught, Nicholson began a newspaper career in 1884 at the Indianapolis Sentinel. He moved to the Indianapolis News the following year, where he remained until 1897.
He wrote Short Flights in 1891, and continued to publish extensively, both poetry and prose until 1928. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Nicholson, along with Booth Tarkington, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.
Nicholson was married firstly to Eugenie Clementine Kountze, daughter of Herman Kountze, and secondly to Dorothy Wolfe Lannon, whom he later divorced.
Nicholson died on December 22, 1947, in Indianapolis, aged 81, and is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery (Wikipedia).
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#2: Santa Claus's Helper
by Thomas Nelson Page
Livingstone has reached a pinnacle in his life. He is finally worth 7 figures, yet his bottom line requires that he cut back on charities this year at Christmas time. Business is business, after all. But success makes him surly and his accomplishment soon feels anti-climatic. Regrets plague him. Can he rediscover the joy of life with the help of Santa Claus’s Partner? (Summary by Carolyn Frances)
Thomas Nelson Page (April 23, 1853 – November 1, 1922) was a lawyer and American writer. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
Page wrote many novels and short stories about the South after the Civil War.
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#3: Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus
by Thomas Nelson Page
Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus is a charming tale about a Virginia boy from a rich family. Tommy always gets what he wants for Christmas, but comes to find that his toys don't make him happy anymore. His friend, Johnny, is not rich, and Tommy earns a visit to Santa Claus by making him a sled. Santa teaches Tommy that true happiness comes from giving, not getting.
Santa Claus Anthology #2
Three delightful Christmas stories -- one for adults and two for children. All happy family tales!
#1: A Reversible Santa Claus
by Meredith Nicholson
A humorous tale about a thief who's been clean for several years slips and "swipes" a pocketbook from a nearby gentleman in the trolley, setting off a chain of events that leads him further and further into crime...grand theft auto, accidental kidnapping, and even art theft!! His wife and his sidekick are sure he's lost his mind. But he's sure that if he simply does one more thing that he will be fine...and sees no other alternative to following this road through to its bitter end. Between him, his cohorts, the child, the child's mother, and two feuding art collectors, this story dashes headlong toward a merry Christmas for all involved, in a way none of them expect!
Meredith Nicholson (December 9, 1866 – December 22, 1947) was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat.
Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis Nicholson and the former Emily Meredith. Largely self-taught, Nicholson began a newspaper career in 1884 at the Indianapolis Sentinel. He moved to the Indianapolis News the following year, where he remained until 1897.
He wrote Short Flights in 1891, and continued to publish extensively, both poetry and prose until 1928. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Nicholson, along with Booth Tarkington, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.
Nicholson was married firstly to Eugenie Clementine Kountze, daughter of Herman Kountze, and secondly to Dorothy Wolfe Lannon, whom he later divorced.
Nicholson died on December 22, 1947, in Indianapolis, aged 81, and is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery (Wikipedia).
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#2: Santa Claus's Helper
by Thomas Nelson Page
Livingstone has reached a pinnacle in his life. He is finally worth 7 figures, yet his bottom line requires that he cut back on charities this year at Christmas time. Business is business, after all. But success makes him surly and his accomplishment soon feels anti-climatic. Regrets plague him. Can he rediscover the joy of life with the help of Santa Claus’s Partner? (Summary by Carolyn Frances)
Thomas Nelson Page (April 23, 1853 – November 1, 1922) was a lawyer and American writer. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
Page wrote many novels and short stories about the South after the Civil War.
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#3: Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus
by Thomas Nelson Page
Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus is a charming tale about a Virginia boy from a rich family. Tommy always gets what he wants for Christmas, but comes to find that his toys don't make him happy anymore. His friend, Johnny, is not rich, and Tommy earns a visit to Santa Claus by making him a sled. Santa teaches Tommy that true happiness comes from giving, not getting.
