Project Gutenberg 2010-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 280 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories The Old House -- The Drop of Water -- The Happy Family -- The Story of a Mother -- The False Collar -- The Shadow -- The Old Street-Lamp -- The Dream of Little Tuk -- The Naughty Boy -- The Two Neighboring Families -- The Darning Needle -- The Little Match-Girl -- The Red Shoes -- To The Young Readers. Jim Adcock "A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories" by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of short stories likely written in the mid-19th century. This charming anthology presents a variety of whimsical tales that revolve around themes of kindness, nostalgia, and the human experience, reflecting Andersen's signature style of blending innocence with deeper moral lessons. The opening of the collection sets the tone with loving greetings, as Andersen shares his fond thoughts of England, relating them to the joy of giving stories as gifts during the Christmas season. It features the introduction to "The Old House," where a little boy befriends an elderly man living in a dilapidated home, exploring the contrasting perspectives on loneliness and friendship. The narrative beautifully captures the boy's compassion as he reaches out to the old man, paving the way for heartwarming exchanges and timeless lessons about connection and remembrance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Christmas stories Children's stories, Danish -- Translations into English PZ Text Christmas Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 196590 2025-08-12T15:04:03.322093 text/html 196907 2022-05-13T14:53:10 text/html 1103269 2025-08-12T15:04:11.789557 application/epub+zip 1102267 2025-08-12T15:04:07.315116 application/epub+zip 150939 2025-08-12T15:04:05.316062 application/epub+zip 790787 2025-08-12T15:04:14.502542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773703 2025-08-12T15:04:10.389542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245184 2022-09-14T10:08:10.907059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182886 2025-08-12T15:04:02.882088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182593 2022-05-13T14:52:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19335 2025-08-12T15:04:14.631520 application/rdf+xml 18881 2025-08-12T15:04:05.807060 image/jpeg 4128 2025-08-12T15:04:05.560067 image/jpeg 68457 2022-05-13T14:53:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 1242794 2022-05-13T14:53:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 1330389 2025-08-12T15:04:03.361087 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia