[Group] What Christmas Is as We Grow Older, by Charles Dickens et al.-ag

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What Christmas Is as We Grow Older, and other stories, by Charles Dickens et al
A delightful collection of stories about Christmas and what it is by literary geniuses such as Dickens, Martineau, and Buckley. (Summary by Mozartjr)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/whatchristmasisa00dickuoft/page/n9/mode/2up

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MC: alg1001
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Thanks to LectorRecitator for another great suggestion :clap: :D
And I will be the DPL for this project.
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Post by Kalamareader »

Might I pre-claim What Christmas is as we grow older by Dickens?

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Post by mleigh »

Could I also make an early claim for the Orphan' Dream of Christmas?

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:lol: Sure and sure to both of you :D
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi MozatJr,
I'll MC this for you. The MW is up.
Thanks,
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alg1001 wrote: November 26th, 2022, 9:33 am Hi MozatJr,
I'll MC this for you. The MW is up.
Thanks,
Amy
Thank you Amy!
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Post by alg1001 »

I'll move you over to Short Works. :)
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Ok, MW is finished and the pre-claimed sections are assigned.
Thank you!
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Post by alg1001 »

Nice!
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Post by LeeVogler »

9 The Round Game of the Christmas Bowl, by R.H. Horne
If this is available I would love to read it!
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Post by russcallawag »

Hello!

I would like to claim sections 2 and 4.

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LeeVogler wrote: November 27th, 2022, 9:35 am 9 The Round Game of the Christmas Bowl, by R.H. Horne
If this is available I would love to read it!
Sure, thank you!
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russcallawag wrote: November 27th, 2022, 2:09 pm Hello!

I would like to claim sections 2 and 4.

Russcallawag
Thanks!
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