The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Tales
| First published | 1882 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | 283+268 |
| Price | 21/- |
5 stories and If I Had a Father, a drama not in the database April 2017
2 volumes
OCLC, with list of Contents
Publ date inferred from listing The Observer 1882-04-09 p6 "Books Received", and from the next item.
Price from publisher advert The Scotsman -04-19 p15 "Publications"
-- this one "Now Read at all Libraries, 2 Vols, Crown 8vo, 21s"
-- as "The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Novelettes" (so advertised again in June)
Review Manchester Guardian -05-31 p7 as "The Gifts of the Child-Christ, &c." (mixed)
HathiTrust Digital Library (catalog record) provides full view of one copy each volume
-- covers apparently original (nearly plain green cloth?)
-- title pages show "The Gifts of the Child Christ, and Other Tales."
-- prose stories span Vol I p[3]-248, Vol II p[3]-75
-- II p[79]-268, "If I Had a Father. A Drama."
-- Vol II appends 32-page "List of Publications"
-- footer, I-p283 and II-p268, two lines: "London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, // Stamford Street and Charing Cross."
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Gifts of the Child Christ | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 87 | The History of Photogen and Nycteris | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 199 | The Butcher's Bills | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 3|2003 | Stephen Archer | George MacDonald | Short Story |
| 43|2043 | Port in a Storm | George MacDonald | Short Story |