Project Gutenberg 2020-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 176 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August 23017186 Christmas Stories The kid hangs up his stocking -- Is there a Santa Claus? -- The Crogans' Christmas in the snowshed -- The old town -- His Christmas gift -- The snow babies' Christmas -- Jack's sermon -- Merry Christmas in the tenements -- What the Christmas sun saw in the tenements -- Nibsy's Christmas -- The little dollar's Christmas journey -- Little Will's message -- The burgomaster's Christmas. Produced by Carlos Colón, the University of Connecticut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Christmas Stories" by Jacob A. Riis is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The stories encapsulate the spirit of Christmas through the eyes of the less fortunate, emphasizing themes of hope, compassion, and generosity during the holiday season. Through the narratives, readers are invited to reflect on the meaning of Christmas beyond the commercialized aspects, as the tales center around the impact of small acts of kindness. The opening of the collection introduces a compelling story called "The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking," set in a West Side Boys' Lodging-house on Christmas Eve. A young boy affectionately known as "the Kid" has hung up a stocking in anticipation of Santa Claus, igniting a sense of wonder among the other boys who initially view Santa Claus as a myth. Their awe transforms into a desire to surprise him through their own generosity, as they decide to pool their modest savings to fill the Kid’s stocking with gifts. This heartwarming tale sets the stage for the themes of community and selflessness that resonate throughout the entire collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories, American Tenement houses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature 301975 2025-07-24T10:01:26.237783 text/html 282998 2024-10-17T16:08:20 text/html 232924 2025-07-24T10:01:31.032769 application/epub+zip 232070 2025-07-24T10:01:27.045777 application/epub+zip 207525 2025-07-24T10:01:26.635792 application/epub+zip 311216 2025-07-24T10:01:34.149812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281469 2025-07-24T10:01:30.635763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257388 2022-09-27T17:17:13.671022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275869 2025-07-24T10:01:25.684824 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255988 2024-10-17T16:08:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17156 2025-07-24T10:01:34.297754 application/rdf+xml 21402 2025-07-24T10:01:26.737801 image/jpeg 3111 2025-07-24T10:01:26.684786 image/jpeg 227667 2025-07-24T10:01:26.268849 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