The 18 stories in this fundraising book were contributed by soldiers serving during the Great War. The funds raised were donated to the Red Cross, hence the book’s title. The stories have been contributed by well-known authors like A. A. Milne, Oliver Onions, W. B. Maxwell, Cosmo Hamilton, Ian Hay amongst the many, who at the time were, themselves, serving soldiers facing the horrors of the trenches. The stories in this volume are: Dimoussi And The Pistol The Woman The Cherub An Impossible Person The Veil Of Flying Water “Bill Bailey” Life-Like Lame Dogs The Silver Thaw Carnage The Bronze Parrot The Forbidden Woman Eliza And The Special The Probation Of Jimmy Baker The Ghost That Failed The Miracle The Fight For The Garden The Face In The Hop Vines 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities which support returned servicemen injured in the more recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other recent theatres of war. ============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Red Cross, Story Book, Returned servicemen, wounded, injured, Dimoussi, Pistol, The Woman, Cherub, Impossible Person, Veil, Flying Water, Bill Bailey, Life Like, Lame Dogs, Silver Thaw, Carnage, Bronze Parrot, Forbidden Woman, Eliza, The Special, Probation, Jimmy Baker, Ghost, Failure, fail, Miracle, Fight, Garden, Face, Hop Vines, charity, fundraiser, WWI, Great War, First World War, soldiers,

Herein are 15 Christmas stories translated from French and Spanish writers like Armando Palacio Valdés, André Theuriet, Antonio Maré, François Coppée, Alphonse Daudet and many more. Compiled and translated by Antoinette Ogden they represent a variety of genres. They are written in the style of the late nineteenth century holiday story, so think Dickens and H. C. Andersen. This work of fables and stories will help set an appropriate Christmassy mood for the holidays. The stories in this volume are: A Bird in the Snow A Christmas in the Forest The Louis-d'or A Christmas Supper in the Marais The Princess and the Ragamuffin A Tragedy The Three Low Masses The Poet's Christmas Eve I take Supper with my Wife The Yule Log The Mule and the Ox Solange, the Wolf-Girl Salvette and Bernadou Maese Pérez, the Organist The Torn Cloak Even though they were translated and originally published in the early 1890’s these stories have long been forgotten and are now seldom told or read in English homes which makes this a welcome addition to any modern collection of Christmas stories. 10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale of this book will be donated to UNICEF. ======= KEYWORDS/TAGS: Christmas, folklore, fairy tales, myths. Legends, childrens stories, children’s book, bedtime stories, fire side, winter, fable, parable, little, great, Christmas, Mass, people, eyes, heart, home, church, white, cold, children, snow, soul, Migajas, love, God, Pacorrito, Juan, far-away, Jacques, organ, Madrid, music, happy, dead, midnight, thousand, black, blind, lady, cloak, rose, fire, beautiful, Celinina, forest, Eve, to-night, Maese, altar, Solange, Pérez, boy, doubt, Bethlehem, wings, angel, Laurent, Gabrielle, heaven, shepherdess, mountain, princess, prince, turkeys, French, Spanish, , laughter, , bells, kiss, Marguerite, Santiago, ragamuffin, wooden, Lucien, Marion, country, Majesté, Majesty, King, Queen, , chapel, surprise, chimes, clock, , frozen, piano, mantel-piece, celebration, cathedral, Garrigou, Monsieur, laughter, Salvette, service, Christ, child, Lord, torches, wolves, Madame, choir, Holy, Yule, Pacorrito, chancellor, archbishop, Balaguère, Brévelay, Bernadou, Robinson, granite, temple, Jean, Trinquelague, Celinina, celestial, fireplace, Juanillo, stairway, chaplain, memories, portico, Seville, lovers, Virgin, breast

Herein are 3 richly illustrated tales for children to read especially at Christmas time. Compiled and illustrated by one of the master illustrators of the late Victorian era – Walter Crane. It is uncertain if Walter Crane authored these stories, but sources seem to believe he did. The stories in this short, but extremely well-illustrated volume, are: The Man In The Moon, And How He Got There Cat And Dog Stories A Fortune In An Empty Wallet These stories are unlike the traditional Disney / Victorian fare, so will make for an interesting read. We invite you to download a copy, get yourself a “hot toddy”, then sit back and enjoy these stories. Who knows, you may enjoy reading them as well. =========== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Children’s stories, Children’s Books, Folklore, Fairy, Folk, Tales, bedtime story, legends, storyteller, fables, moral tales, myths, happiness, laughter, , adventure, animal, ball, barking, beggar, belong, Bertram, big, bird, books, brothers, brutal, buzz, carriage, castle, Charles, Charlie, children, claws, companions, concert, courtyard, crooked, Curs, Darkness, dog, earth, empty, enemy, escape, extraordinary, farmyard, first born, forest, forgive, forget-me-not, forget me not, Fusticus, godmother, good-bye, great-grandfather, great grandfather, beseech, sorrow, helter skelter, Henceforth, hide and seek, horse, indescribable, jewels, Jews, joy, King, kitten, lamb, mischief makers, Moon, mousie, Nelly, owl, Perkie, repent, Meow, temper, screeching, spider, Spirit, sword, table, Tim, uncomfortable, vanish, wicked, wizard

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted again the precarious situation aid agencies find themselves in, caught as they are between the firing lines of the hostile parties, as they are trying to alleviate the plight of the civilian populations. This book offers an illuminating case study from a previous conflict, the Italo-Ethiopian war of 1935-36, and of the humanitarian operation of the Red Cross during this period. Based on fresh material from Red Cross and Italian military archives, the author examines highly controversial subjects such as the Italian bombings of Red Cross field hospitals, the treatment of Prisoners of War by the two belligerents; and the effects of Fascist Italy’s massive use of poison gas against the Ethiopians. He shows how Mussolini and his ruthless regime, throughout the seven-month war, manipulated the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – the lead organization of the Red Cross in times of war, helped by the surprising political naïveté of its board. During this war the ICRC redefined its role in a debate, which is fascinating not least because of its relevance to current events, about the nature of humanitarian action. The organization decided to concern itself exclusively with matters falling under the Geneva Conventions and to give priority to bringing relief over expressing protest. It was a decision that should have far-reaching consequences, particularly for the period of World War II and the fate of Jews in Nazi concentration camps.