And so the old years, fraught with memories, die, one after another, and the new years, bright with hopes, are born to take their places; but Carol lives again in every chime of Christmas bells that peal glad tidings, and in every Christmas anthem sung by childish voices. [Illustration] THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL [Dramatized Edition] _By Kate Douglas Wiggin_ This beautiful story, which has been a home and school favorite for forty years, takes to itself new vividness and interest in Mrs. Wiggin's own dramatization. In preparing this version, the author had in mind the limitations of the amateur and the time available for school theatricals. The book is so arranged that any single scene or the entire story may be staged with equal effect either with or without stage settings or costumes. For the school, the home, or the amateur dramatic club this is an ideal play--simple, practical, thoroughly interesting, and always successful. Books by Kate Douglas Wiggin THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. Small Brochure. THE STORY OF WAITSTILL BAXTER. Illustrated. CREEPING JENNY. MY GARDEN OF MEMORY. Illustrated. THE QUILT OF HAPPINESS. In Evergreen Series. HOMESPUN TALES. Rose o' the River, The Old Peabody Pew, and Susanna and Sue, in one volume. Illustrated. LADIES-IN-WAITING. With frontispiece. THE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS CARD. Illustrated. PENELOPE'S POSTSCRIPTS. With frontispiece. A CHILD'S JOURNEY WITH DICKENS. MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS. Illustrated. ROBINETTA. Illustrated. REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. _Holiday Edition._ Illustrated. NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA. Illustrated. THE AFFAIR AT THE INN. Illustrated. THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. Illustrated. THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. _Holiday Edition._ THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL. _Dramatic Version._ THE STORY OF PATSY. Illustrated. THE DIARY OF A GOOSE GIRL. Illustrated. A CATHEDRAL COURTSHIP, and PENELOPE'S ENGLISH EXPERIENCES. Illustrated. A CATHEDRAL COURTSHIP. _Holiday Edition_, enlarged. Illustrated by C. E. BROCK. PENELOPE'S PROGRESS. (In Scotland.) PENELOPE'S IRISH EXPERIENCES. PENELOPE'S EXPERIENCES. I. England; II. Scotland; III. Ireland. _Holiday Edition._ With many illustrations by CHARLES E BROCK. TIMOTHY'S QUEST. A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, who cares to read it. _Holiday Edition._ Illustrated. POLLY OLIVER'S PROBLEM. Illustrated. MARM LISA. THE VILLAGE WATCH TOWER. A SUMMER IN A CANON. A California Story. Illustrated. NINE LOVE SONGS AND A CAROL. Music by MRS. WIGGIN. Word by HERRICK, SILL, and others. * * * * * By Mrs Wiggin and Miss Dora Archibald Smith THE STORY HOUR. A Book for the Home and Kindergarten. Illustrated. CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. A Book of Nursery Logic. THE REPUBLIC OF CHILDHOOD. In three volumes. I. FROEBEL'S GIFTS. II. FROEBEL'S OCCUPATIONS. III. KINDERGARTEN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK