Star Over Bethlehem: Christmas Stories and Poems

Star Over Bethlehem: Christmas Stories and Poems
Agatha Christie

A reproduction in one unique volume of three of Agatha Christie’s rarest and most sought-after books – Star Over Bethlehem, The Road of Dreams and Poems.The most popular detective story writer of all time turns her hand to the subject of Christmas.In a manger in Bethlehem, an angel offers Mary a vision of things to come… and a chance to change it all.A naughty little donkey learns the meaning of love as he carries a very special mother and child safely to Egypt.Mrs Hargreaves wanted to like people, but didn't really know how. Then she reached out to touch a stranger, and her eyes were opened to love.Here, in this charming gift edition, Agatha Christie’s stories and poems capture the true meaning of Christmas.This special collector’s edition contains a wealth of Agatha Christie rarities - not only all the stories, poems and illustrations from her long out-of-print book Star Over Bethlehem (1965), but also a reproduction of all her rare poetry from the two collections The Road of Dreams (1924) and Poems (1973).

STAR OVER BETHLEHEM

including

THE ROAD OF DREAMS

and

POEMS

by

Agatha Christie

Copyright

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Star over Bethlehem first published in Great Britain by Collins 1965

Poems first published in Great Britain by Collins 1973

The Road of Dreams first published in Great Britain by Geoffrey Bles 1924

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ISBN 978-0-00-728421-4

EPub Edition © 2010 ISBN: 9780007423804

Version: 2017-04-13

Contents

Cover (#u1d34a563-7101-54c3-8493-2b47672b7cc8)

Title Page (#ubd31f457-35fc-5b3b-91aa-fd246e5c928e)

Copyright

Star Over Bethlehem’s Contents

A Greeting

Star over Bethlehem

A Wreath for Christmas

The Naughty Donkey

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

The Water Bus

In the Cool of the Evening

Jenny by the Sky

Promotion in the Highest

The Saints of God

The Island

Poems’s Contents

Volume I

A Masque from Italy

The Players (#litres_trial_promo)

The Comedy of the Arts (#litres_trial_promo)

The Prologue: Sung by Columbine (#litres_trial_promo)

Harlequin’s Song (#litres_trial_promo)

Pierrot’s Song to the Moon (#litres_trial_promo)

Pierrette Dancing on the Green (#litres_trial_promo)

Columbine’s Song (#litres_trial_promo)

Pulcinella (#litres_trial_promo)

The Song of Pierrot by the Hearth (#litres_trial_promo)

The Last Song of Columbine (#litres_trial_promo)