A Little Book of Profitable Tales

EUGENE FIELD (1850-1895) was an American author known for his humorous essays and children's poetry. Interested in many subjects and unable to decide what to do with his life, Field attended three colleges-Williams College, Knox College, and University of Missouri-tried his hand at acting, law, and journalism, and traveled Europe before meeting his wife and becoming city editor for the St. Joseph Gazette in St. Joseph, Missouri. He wrote and edited for several newspapers, establishing himself as a humor writer and publishing poetry. Known for his children's poetry, especially the light-hearted "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," Field was a journalist who found his niche in poetry and humor writing. A Little Book of Profitable Tales is a collection of tales by Eugene Field that is sure to delight audiences young and old.

The Tales in this Little Book.

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE THE SYMBOL AND THE SAINT THE COMING OF THE PRINCE THE MOUSE AND THE MOONBEAM THE DIVELL'S CHRYSTMASSE THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SEA THE ROBIN AND THE VIOLET THE OAK-TREE AND THE IVY MARGARET: A PEARL THE SPRINGTIME RODOLPH AND HIS KING THE HAMPSHIRE HILLS EZRA'S THANKSGIVIN' OUT WEST LUDWIG AND ELOISE FIDO'S LITTLE FRIEND THE OLD MAN BILL, THE LOKIL EDITOR THE LITTLE YALLER BABY THE CYCLOPEEDY DOCK STEBBINS THE FAIRIES OF PESTH