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The Thanksgiving MEGAPACK™: 35 Holiday Classics for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family -- and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who may be new to you. Included
TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, by O. Henry
HENRY HERBERT'S THANKSGIVING, by W.H.H. Murray
JOHN NORTON'S THANKSGIVING PARTY, by W.H.H. Murray
ANN HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS, by Mary Wilkins Freeman
GRAND'THER BALDWIN'S THANKSGIVING, by Horatio Alger
SKINNY'S TURKEY DINNER, by Mary E. Marcy
EZRA'S THANKSGIVIN' OUT WEST, by Eugene Field
WHO ATE THE DOLLY'S DINNER? by Isabel Gordon Curtis
THE KINGDOM OF THE GREEDY, by P. J. Stahl
THANKFUL, by Mary Wilkins Freeman
BEETLE RING'S THANKSGIVING MASCOT, by Sheldon C. Stoddard
MISTRESS ESTEEM ELLIOTT'S MOLASSES CAKE, by Kate Upson Clark
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, by Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball
THANKSGIVING AT TODD'S ASYLUM, by Winthrop Packard
HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
WISHBONE VALLEY, by R. K. Munkittrick
PATEM'S SALMAGUNDI, by E. S. Brooks
MRS. NOVEMBER'S DINNER PARTY, by Agnes Carr
THE VISIT, by Maud Lindsay
BERT'S THANKSGIVING, by J. T. Trowbridge
JOHN INGLEFIELD'S THANKSGIVING, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
HOW OBADIAH BROUGHT ABOUT A THANKSGIVING, by Emily Hewitt Leland
THE WHITE TURKEY'S WING, by Sophie Swett
THE THANKSGIVING GOOSE, by Fannie Wilder Brown
AN ENGLISH DINNER OF THANKSGIVING, by George Eliot
CHIP'S THANKSGIVING, by Annie Hamilton Donnell
THE MASTER OF THE HARVEST, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty
A THANKSGIVING DINNER, by Edna Payson Brett
TWO OLD BOYS, by Pauline Shackleford Colyar
A THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT FLEW AWAY, by Hezekiah Butterworth
MON-DAW-MIN, OR THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN CORN, by H. R. Schoolcraft
A MYSTERY IN THE KITCHEN, by Olive Thorne Miller
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, by Rose Terry Cooke
1800 AND FROZE TO DEATH, by C. A. Stephens
If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!"
TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, by O. Henry
HENRY HERBERT'S THANKSGIVING, by W.H.H. Murray
JOHN NORTON'S THANKSGIVING PARTY, by W.H.H. Murray
ANN HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS, by Mary Wilkins Freeman
GRAND'THER BALDWIN'S THANKSGIVING, by Horatio Alger
SKINNY'S TURKEY DINNER, by Mary E. Marcy
EZRA'S THANKSGIVIN' OUT WEST, by Eugene Field
WHO ATE THE DOLLY'S DINNER? by Isabel Gordon Curtis
THE KINGDOM OF THE GREEDY, by P. J. Stahl
THANKFUL, by Mary Wilkins Freeman
BEETLE RING'S THANKSGIVING MASCOT, by Sheldon C. Stoddard
MISTRESS ESTEEM ELLIOTT'S MOLASSES CAKE, by Kate Upson Clark
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, by Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball
THANKSGIVING AT TODD'S ASYLUM, by Winthrop Packard
HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
WISHBONE VALLEY, by R. K. Munkittrick
PATEM'S SALMAGUNDI, by E. S. Brooks
MRS. NOVEMBER'S DINNER PARTY, by Agnes Carr
THE VISIT, by Maud Lindsay
BERT'S THANKSGIVING, by J. T. Trowbridge
JOHN INGLEFIELD'S THANKSGIVING, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
HOW OBADIAH BROUGHT ABOUT A THANKSGIVING, by Emily Hewitt Leland
THE WHITE TURKEY'S WING, by Sophie Swett
THE THANKSGIVING GOOSE, by Fannie Wilder Brown
AN ENGLISH DINNER OF THANKSGIVING, by George Eliot
CHIP'S THANKSGIVING, by Annie Hamilton Donnell
THE MASTER OF THE HARVEST, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty
A THANKSGIVING DINNER, by Edna Payson Brett
TWO OLD BOYS, by Pauline Shackleford Colyar
A THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT FLEW AWAY, by Hezekiah Butterworth
MON-DAW-MIN, OR THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN CORN, by H. R. Schoolcraft
A MYSTERY IN THE KITCHEN, by Olive Thorne Miller
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, by Rose Terry Cooke
1800 AND FROZE TO DEATH, by C. A. Stephens
If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!"
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O. Henry
2,917 books1,886 followersSuch volumes as
Cabbages and Kings
(1904) and
The Four Million
(1906) collect short stories, noted for their often surprising endings, of American writer William Sydney Porter, who used the pen name O. Henry.
His biography shows where he found inspiration for his characters. His era produced their voices and his language.
Mother of three-year-old Porter died from tuberculosis. He left school at fifteen years of age and worked for five years in drugstore of his uncle and then for two years at a Texas sheep ranch.
In 1884, he went to Austin, where he worked in a real estate office and a church choir and spent four years as a draftsman in the general land office. His wife and firstborn died, but daughter Margaret survived him.
He failed to establish a small humorous weekly and afterward worked in poorly-run bank. When its accounts balanced not, people blamed and fired him.
In Houston, he worked for a few years until, ordered to stand trial for embezzlement, he fled to New Orleans and thence Honduras.
Two years later, he returned on account of illness of his wife. Apprehended, Porter served a few months more than three years in a penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. During his incarceration, he composed ten short stories, including A Blackjack Bargainer , The Enchanted Kiss , and The Duplicity of Hargraves .
In 1899, McClure's published Whistling Dick's Christmas Story and Georgia's Ruling .
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he sent manuscripts to New York editors. In the spring of 1902, Ainslee's Magazine offered him a regular income if he moved to New York.
In less than eight years, he became a bestselling author of collections of short stories. Cabbages and Kings came first in 1904 The Four Million, and The Trimmed Lamp and Heart of the West followed in 1907, and The Voice of the City in 1908, Roads of Destiny and Options in 1909, Strictly Business and Whirligigs in 1910 followed.
Posthumously published collections include The Gentle Grafter about the swindler, Jeff Peters; Rolling Stones , Waifs and Strays , and in 1936, unsigned stories, followed.
People rewarded other persons financially more. A Retrieved Reformation about the safe-cracker Jimmy Valentine got $250; six years later, $500 for dramatic rights, which gave over $100,000 royalties for playwright Paul Armstrong. Many stories have been made into films.
His biography shows where he found inspiration for his characters. His era produced their voices and his language.
Mother of three-year-old Porter died from tuberculosis. He left school at fifteen years of age and worked for five years in drugstore of his uncle and then for two years at a Texas sheep ranch.
In 1884, he went to Austin, where he worked in a real estate office and a church choir and spent four years as a draftsman in the general land office. His wife and firstborn died, but daughter Margaret survived him.
He failed to establish a small humorous weekly and afterward worked in poorly-run bank. When its accounts balanced not, people blamed and fired him.
In Houston, he worked for a few years until, ordered to stand trial for embezzlement, he fled to New Orleans and thence Honduras.
Two years later, he returned on account of illness of his wife. Apprehended, Porter served a few months more than three years in a penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. During his incarceration, he composed ten short stories, including A Blackjack Bargainer , The Enchanted Kiss , and The Duplicity of Hargraves .
In 1899, McClure's published Whistling Dick's Christmas Story and Georgia's Ruling .
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he sent manuscripts to New York editors. In the spring of 1902, Ainslee's Magazine offered him a regular income if he moved to New York.
In less than eight years, he became a bestselling author of collections of short stories. Cabbages and Kings came first in 1904 The Four Million, and The Trimmed Lamp and Heart of the West followed in 1907, and The Voice of the City in 1908, Roads of Destiny and Options in 1909, Strictly Business and Whirligigs in 1910 followed.
Posthumously published collections include The Gentle Grafter about the swindler, Jeff Peters; Rolling Stones , Waifs and Strays , and in 1936, unsigned stories, followed.
People rewarded other persons financially more. A Retrieved Reformation about the safe-cracker Jimmy Valentine got $250; six years later, $500 for dramatic rights, which gave over $100,000 royalties for playwright Paul Armstrong. Many stories have been made into films.
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November 20, 2021
That was a bummer! Its a re-print of A CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THANKSGIVING STORIES By Asa Don Dickinson, with a different title and cover. I just read that book last week! I gave it four stars, the same as the other. Bah!
November 27, 2016
That was amazingly dreadful. More later, perhaps, if I can get over having read this entire thing.
November 26, 2023
Some of these stories are much better than others.
2023 prc #47 a book about a holiday that’s not Christmas
2023 prc #47 a book about a holiday that’s not Christmas
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