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fireside als treasury of christmas stories
br for five decades alan maitland was celebrated for his resonant mellow cbc radio voice and perhaps most famously for the stories he read over the airwaves in his alter ego of fireside al. for 19 years fireside al read his favourite stories to a devoted radio audience and even though alan maitland died in 1999 his voice has been captured for posterity in a highly valued set of sound recordings of these magnificent performances . p now ten of maitlands favourite christmas stories are being given new life in this christmas gift book for the whole family . fireside als treasury of christmas stories includes the familiar words of o. henrys celebrated short story the gift of the magi along with francis p. churchs famous christmas editorial yes virginia there is a santa claus the santa claus trap by margaret atwood stephen leacocks gentle seasonal wit in the errors of santa claus robert louis stevensons poem christmas at sea and robert services the trappers christmas eve p each with a very different take on the theme of seasonal love and joy . and there are more delectable treats in store from fireside als christmas cupboard . p the treasury gains special lustre from the magnificently detailed and richly coloured paintings of alan daniel canadas best loved illustrator of childrens books . above all the package is completed by a bound in cd of alan maitlands reading of the ten stories included in the book .
hardcover fitzhenry & whiteside ltd 2008 isbn13 9780889953826 isbn10 0889953821
book type jf isbn 13 9780889953826 number of pages 64 publisher ingram pub services release date 62135769600000