A Little Book of Christmas

by John Kendrick Bangs

Overview

A Little Book of Christmas By John Kendrick Bangs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781976210730
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/21/2017
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines.

After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.

In 1888 Bangs left Life to work at Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Young People, though he continued to contribute to Life. From 1889 to 1900 he held the title of Editor of the Departments of Humor for all three Harper's magazines and from 1899 to 1901 served as active editor of Harper's Weekly. Bangs also served for a short time (January-June 1889) as the first editor of Munsey's Magazine and became editor of the American edition of the Harper-owned Literature from January to November 1899.

Table of Contents

THE CONVERSION OF HETHERINGTON

I

II

III

IV

V

THE CHILD WHO HAD EVERYTHING BUT—

I

II

III

SANTA CLAUS AND LITTLE BILLEE

I

II

III

IV

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN SANTAS

Editorial Reviews

A TOAST TO SANTA CLAUS

Whene'er I find a man who don't

Believe in Santa Claus,

And spite of all remonstrance won't

Yield up to logic's laws,

And see in things that lie about

The proof by no means dim,

I straightway cut that fellow out,

And don't believe in him.

The good old Saint is everywhere

Along life's busy way.

We find him in the very air

We breathe day after day—

Where courtesy and kindliness

And love are joined together,

To give to sorrow and distress

A touch of sunny weather.

From the Publisher