Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 8: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/eighth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 9: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/ninth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 10: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/tenth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY ELEVEN A Rhyme for Christmas (Publication delayed by the author's determined, but futile attempt to find the rhyme) (1911) By: John Challing (Radcyffe Hall) - https://librivox.org/author/2477 From: The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/ eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19325/19325-h/19325-h.htm#Page_1290 Read by: Alan Davis Drake - https://librivox.org/reader/254 The Errors of Santa Claus (1917) By: Stephen Butler Leacock - https://librivox.org/author/1193 From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/ eText: Frenzied Fiction - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8457 Read by: William Coon - https://librivox.org/reader/286 To An Old Fogey (Who Contends that Christmas is Played Out) By: Owen Seaman - https://librivox.org/author/8189 From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/ Etext: Modern British Poetry (1920) - http://www.bartleby.com/103/39.html Read by: Cori Samuel - https://librivox.org/reader/92 Vera's First Christmas Adventure (1907) By: Arnold Bennett - https://librivox.org/author/263 From: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/ eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4734 Read by: Andy Minter - https://librivox.org/reader/152 What Christmas Is As We Grow Older Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. Over his career he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Read by: Bob Neufeld St. Nicholas 05:02 (fireside) http://www.archive.org/download/firesidechristmasstories_1312_librivox/firesidechristmas_09_stnicholas_algerjr_ccs_128kb.mp3 Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Read by: Claudia Salto The House of the Seven Santas (1908) John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, editor and satirist. Read by: David Wales Christmas Sermon Robert Louis Stephenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Read by: ACBowgus (17:18) The Night After Christmas (1907) By: Ann P.L.Field - https://librivox.org/author/8095 From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/ eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18908 Read by: Jan MacGillivray - https://librivox.org/reader/1752 Her Birthday Dream (1916) By: Nellie C. King - https://librivox.org/author/10170 From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/ eText: Christmas Stories And Legends by Phebe A. Curtiss - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17770 Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - https://librivox.org/reader/4323 A Letter from Santa Claus By: Samuel Clemens From: http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/05/New_Mark_Twain_letters_found_c/ eText: bit.ly/twain-santa Read by: Andrew Ordover The Philanthropist's Christmas (1913) By: James Weber Linn - https://librivox.org/author/3123 From: The Children's Book of Christmas Stories by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/ eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5061 Read by: Kehinde - https://librivox.org/reader/1851 T'was the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823) By: Clement Clarke Moore - https://librivox.org/author/275 eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17135 Read by: Jon Scholes _____ Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: https://CraftLit.Gumroad.com CraftLit's Socials Heather's Amazon Wishlist Erik's Amazon Wishlist Find everything here: linktr.ee/craftlitchannel Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 Podcast site: http://craftlit.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit Spooky Narration: http://chillingtalesfordarknights.com/featured-narrators/heather-ordover/ Email: [email protected] Call and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! 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