New Juveniles for 1864 PUBLISHED BY JAMES MILLER, 522 BROADWAY, N. Y. ------ MAGNET STORIES, For Summer Days and Winter Nights. SECOND SERIES. ------ IMPULSE AND PRINCIPLE, AND OTHER STORIES. BY MISS ABBOTT. ------ THE PRIVATE PURSE, And other Stories. BY MRS. S. C. HALL. ------ TURNS OF FORTUNE And other Stories. BY MRS. S. C. HALL. ------------ Published By James Miller, 522 Broadway. ------------ PHILIP GREY, OR THREE MONTHS AT SEA. BY PETER PARLEY. ------ Hans Andersen's Wonderful Tales. ILLUSTRATED. ------ HANS ANDERSEN'S STORY BOOK. ILLUSTRATED. ------ Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. ILLUSTRATED. ------ GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. New Edition. Illustrated. ------ ESOP'S FABLES. New Edition. Illustrated. ------ Aunt Carrie's Rhymes for Children. ------ LIFE OF GEO. WASHINGTON. With Illustrations by Darley. ------------ [Illustration: "The Dream of Little Tuk."] THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK. ------------ Hans Andersen's Library. A CHRISTMAS GREETING A Series of Stories, BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ILLUSTRATED. [Illustration: "Children Dancing."] Published by James Miller, 522 Broadway. ------------ A CHRISTMAS GREETING A Series of Stories, BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [Illustration: "Man Carrying Firewood."] New York: (Successor to C.S. Francis & Co.) Published by James Miller, 522 Broadway. ------------ TO CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. I am again in my quiet Danish home, but my thoughts are daily in dear England, where, a few months ago, my many friends transformed for me reality into a charming story. Whilst occupied with a greater work, there sprung forth--as the flowers spring forth in the forest--seven short stories.* I feel a desire, a longing, to transplant in England the first produce of my poetic garden, as a Christmas greeting: and I send it to you, my dear, noble, Charles Dickens, who by your works had been previously dear to me, and since our meeting have taken root for ever in my heart. Your hand was the last that pressed mine on England's coast: it was you who from her shores wafted me the last farewell. It is therefore natural that I should send to you, from Denmark, my first greeting again, as sincerely as an affectionate heart can convey it. Hans Christian Andersen. Copenhagen. 6th December, 1847. ------ * The first seven in this volume. ------------ CONTENTS ------ I. The Old House II. The Drop of Water III. The Happy Family IV. The Story of a Mother V. The False Collar VI. The Shadow VII. The Old Street-Lamp VIII. The Dream of Little Tuk IX. The Naughty Boy X. The Two Neighboring Families XI. The Darning Needle XII. The Little Match-Girl XIII. The Red Shoes XIV. To The Young Readers ------------ THE OLD HOUSE.