Front matter
Reading edition · Edition 2
"THE LITTLE RUGGLESES BORE IT BRAVELY (Page 36)"
THE BIRDS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
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COPYRIGHT, 1886, BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1914 AND 1916, BY KATE DOUGLAS RIGGS
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