By The Christmas Fire

By The Christmas Fire PDF Author: Samuel McChord Crothers
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849646807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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Four essays packed full of common sense which here as elsewhere is really very uncommon sense. Mr. Crothers thrusts his gentle spear down to the deepest reaches of many sham philosophies without appearing to be a philosopher at all. His fashion of making figures or metaphors do his work, and the witty way in which he turns them over or dresses them up result in a style that is charming. For wholesome and elevating views carried home in a most alluring rhetoric these essays are incomparable. "The Bayonet Poker" hinges on an old bayonet converted into a fire-poker as a lesson that evil of the universe and its regeneration are not all in things as apparently intended, but in men and their ways of using things. "On Being a Doctrinaire" is a fine distinction between the doctrinaire and the idealist; and a plea for "things as they are" plus a motive to do the best we can with them instead of posing and scolding at imperfections. "The Ignominy of Being Grown-up" is a slap at the false education that most of us get as a consequence of losing the child's idealism. In "The Spirit of Democracy" Mr. Crothers punctures some older ideas and commends the new spirit of charity that has become personal and sympathetic.

By The Christmas Fire

By The Christmas Fire PDF Author: Samuel McChord Crothers
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849646807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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Book Description
Four essays packed full of common sense which here as elsewhere is really very uncommon sense. Mr. Crothers thrusts his gentle spear down to the deepest reaches of many sham philosophies without appearing to be a philosopher at all. His fashion of making figures or metaphors do his work, and the witty way in which he turns them over or dresses them up result in a style that is charming. For wholesome and elevating views carried home in a most alluring rhetoric these essays are incomparable. "The Bayonet Poker" hinges on an old bayonet converted into a fire-poker as a lesson that evil of the universe and its regeneration are not all in things as apparently intended, but in men and their ways of using things. "On Being a Doctrinaire" is a fine distinction between the doctrinaire and the idealist; and a plea for "things as they are" plus a motive to do the best we can with them instead of posing and scolding at imperfections. "The Ignominy of Being Grown-up" is a slap at the false education that most of us get as a consequence of losing the child's idealism. In "The Spirit of Democracy" Mr. Crothers punctures some older ideas and commends the new spirit of charity that has become personal and sympathetic.

A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire

A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire PDF Author: Household words. a weekly journal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English prose literature
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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By the Christmas Fire

By the Christmas Fire PDF Author: Samuel McChord Crothers
Publisher:
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Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire

A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire PDF Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1780940599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Published in its entirety for the first time since 1852, this shining collection of Christmas tales was originally selected by Charles Dickens for his periodical Household Words. Each story varies in theme and tone, with scenes of romance, theft, justice, and heart-warming family reunions set alongside haunting tales and chilling ghost stories, while topics addressed range from the meaning of Christmas to disability and race. Contributing authors include Elizabeth Gaskell, Edmund Saul Dixon, Edmund Oliver, and of course Dickens himself, making this a brilliant example of Victorian storytelling and an insightful reflection on the holiday season during the 19th century.

By the Christmas Fire

By the Christmas Fire PDF Author: Samuel McChord Crothers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Drawn by Fire

Drawn by Fire PDF Author: Paul Combs
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
ISBN: 1593702434
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Readers will find that this book is more than a collection of 156 fire service editorial cartoons. Paul Combs is a gifted artist who uses his talent as a tool to express his passion for making a difference in the fire service, the greatest job in the world.

Christmas Around the Fire

Christmas Around the Fire PDF Author: Ryan N. S. Topping
Publisher: Tan Books
ISBN: 9781505111156
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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In Christmas Around the Fire, Ryan Topping invites the reader to turn off the television set, put down the device, quiet ourselves, and gather our loved ones to share some of the best writing, in a variety of forms, about Christmas. Whether or not, your family has an actual fireplace around which to gather is not so important, but it helps!

The Signs in the Christmas Fire

The Signs in the Christmas Fire PDF Author: William Allen Knight
Publisher:
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Category : Christmas stories
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Fire Truck Santa

Fire Truck Santa PDF Author: Nic McPickle
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761062662
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the 'burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie tradition. A Christmas tradition, all round this land, from the city to the country, from the bush to the sand, in a shiny red truck instead of a sleigh, Santa sets out on his jolly old way. But this fire truck has seen better days. It creaks and rattles and groans as Santa makes his rounds. It will take a miracle to get through Christmas Eve... With beautiful illustrations by Nathaniel Eckstrom, this is an energetic and delightful celebration of a wonderful Aussie tradition.

By the Christmas Fire

By the Christmas Fire PDF Author: Crothers Samuel McChord
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318860647
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.