Project Gutenberg 2014-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 195 Ogden, Antoinette 13012928 Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers A bird in the snow / A.P. Valdés -- A Christmas in the forest / A. Theuriet -- The louis-d'or / F. Coppée -- A Christmas supper in the marais / A. Daudet -- The princess and the ragamuffin / B. Pérez Galdós -- A tragedy / A. Maré -- The three low masses / A. Daudet -- The poet's Christmas eve / P.A. de Alarcón -- I take supper with my wife / G. Droz -- The yule log / J. Simon -- The mule and the ox / B. Pérez Galdós -- Solange, the wolf-girl / M. Prévost -- Salvette and Bernadou / A. Daudet -- Maese Pérez, the organist / G.A. Becquer -- The torn cloak / M. Du Camp. Produced by Shaun Pinder, Ramon Pajares and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers" by Antoinette Ogden is a collection of holiday-themed short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology brings together various tales that explore themes of love, family, sacrifice, and the spirit of Christmas, offering readers diverse perspectives from French and Spanish literary traditions. At the start of the collection, the story "A Bird in the Snow" introduces us to Juan, a blind organist in Madrid who faces overwhelming loneliness after the death of his father. As he struggles with grief and homelessness during a harsh winter, Juan clings to hope that his estranged brother Santiago might return to help him. The narrative poignantly unravels Juan's journey through despair, culminating in a desperate act of street singing on Christmas Eve, where the unlikelihood of reunion with his brother intertwines with his quest for dignity amidst adversity. This opening segment sets a poignant tone for the collection, promising both emotional depth and reflections on the human condition during the holiday season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories PQ Text Christmas Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 362471 2025-07-19T06:14:07.985220 text/html 341069 2024-10-24T12:11:57 text/html 550367 2025-07-19T06:14:13.849155 application/epub+zip 547187 2025-07-19T06:14:09.200176 application/epub+zip 217303 2025-07-19T06:14:08.622187 application/epub+zip 645605 2025-07-19T06:14:17.517629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607571 2025-07-19T06:14:13.236194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281672 2022-09-21T13:38:58.946669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318630 2025-07-19T06:14:07.224198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298695 2024-10-24T12:11:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17051 2025-07-19T06:14:17.655624 application/rdf+xml 23525 2025-07-19T06:14:08.706216 image/jpeg 4080 2025-07-19T06:14:08.665183 image/jpeg 515620 2025-07-19T06:14:08.077235 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