Tag: Advent Calendar

#AdventCalendar 21: Bewitched (1)

Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist and designer, celebrated for her insightful portrayals of the upper-class society of her time. Born Edith Newbold Jones in New York, she grew up in a wealthy family that provided her with a privileged upbringing, which greatly influenced her literary work. Wharton […]

#AdventCalendar 20: The Swimming Shoes

Another story by Marie Corelli, included in her A Christmas Greeting from 1901. In a beautiful clear lake swam a large family of Ducks. At the head of them all was the Mother-Duck, quacking proudly, and all the ducklings tried to imitate her voice, which they considered superior to that of the nightingale. “Quack! Quack!” said she—“We […]