# Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children

An audiobook by William Dean Howells, read by LibriVox volunteers (2 h 5 min, English).

Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy" William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel The Rise of Silas Lapham. (Reader’s Note for story 3: A pony engine is a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another.) (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)

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## Chapters

1. Christmas Every Day (21:19): https://archive.org/download/christmas_every_day_dw_librivox/christmaseveryday_01_howells_64kb.mp3
2. Turkeys Turning the Tables (21:39): https://archive.org/download/christmas_every_day_dw_librivox/christmaseveryday_02_howells_64kb.mp3
3. The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express (19:07): https://archive.org/download/christmas_every_day_dw_librivox/christmaseveryday_03_howells_64kb.mp3
4. The Pumpkin-Glory (31:05): https://archive.org/download/christmas_every_day_dw_librivox/christmaseveryday_04_howells_64kb.mp3
5. Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly (31:51): https://archive.org/download/christmas_every_day_dw_librivox/christmaseveryday_05_howells_64kb.mp3