'Tis the day before Christmas And all through the trees The fairies are working As busy as bees... Have you ever wondered what Christmas is like for fairies? This Christmas, step into the hidden world of forest fairies and see how resourceful, clever and adventurous they are. This modern take on Clement C. Moore's A Night Before Christmas is set to be a classic in its own right.

In The Fairies' Night Before Christmas, we discovered a glade full of fairies preparing for Christmas. Now, in The Fairies' Night Before Christmas Activity Book, join the fairies and get creative with loads of mazes, dot-to-dots, games and activities to complete and colour in! Featuring two pages of full-colour, Christmas-themed stickers.

Artists, teachers, army officers, housewives, elderly people, parents, and children with vision problems write about their experiences with the Bates Method and giving up their glasses in Better Eyesight. Major eye conditions (myopia, astigmaticsm, farsightedness, presbyopia, amblyopia, strabismus, cataract, gluacome, blindness) are discussed by Bates, other opthalmologists, the medical community, and readers. The significance of this literature is both historical and immediate. For the first time, the connection between eyestrain to shoulder and neck pain, headaches, and other muscular tension is discussed.

The "Christmas Child" in this book isn't Jesus, but rather a boy born on Christmas Day, named "Chris". After his father forgets both Christmas and Chris’ birthday (not surprising as the father is an impoverished, overworked surgeon) He runs away from home and finds himself in a park, where he meets the fairy-queen. She tells him that all children born on the 25th of December have the gift of talking to the fairy-folk. What follows is an account of Chris’ adventures and meetings with the fairy folk and the stories they tell him. Some of the tales Chris hears, are stories of shape-shifting princesses, doomed supernatural lovers and peasants rewarded for kindness or punished for laziness and cruelty. A fairy persuades a knight who loves her to tear a page from a Bible inscribed with his dead mother's handwriting, When he presents her with the page she laughs, or rather cackles, at him and disappears. But what happens to the knight and the fairy? It is common knowledge that fairies always reward anyone who shows a stranger hospitality. Chris is always treated well by the fairies he encounters, though it's implied that this is only because he has special status as a "Christmas Child". He narrowly avoids being kidnapped by fairy women and forced to spend the rest of his life in an underground city. He is released because he coincidentally mentions the day of his birth. All the stories are accurate to original myths and folklore. In all, this is an endearing, if somewhat forgotten, work of fiction, wonderfully illustrated in colour and black-and-white by the late, great Willy Pogany (August 1882 – July 1955) 10% of the profit from the sale of this book are donated to charity. ===================== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Fairies and the Christmas Child, adventure, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, childrens stories, fables, Lilian Gask, Willy Pogany, Fairy Ring, Princess, Sea-Green Hair, Rose-Marie, Poupican, Bird, Window, White Stone, Happiness, Seven, Fair Queens, Pirou, Dwarf, Palace, Silver Horn, Little White Feather, Wild, Huntsman, White Princess, Favourite, Fates, Rock the cradle, fancy, wee brown men, dancing Elves, Fairy Princess, toss, hide, curtain, Madame Marguerite, Lord, Argouges, snow-white bird, Elberich, jeer, Otnit, old man, dance, maiden, Lower, window, rope of pearls, tickle, monster, Pepita, Christmas day, birth, Chris, fairy queen, forest,

11 years, 132 Issues of Ophthalmologist William H. Bates' Better Eyesight Magazine. A variety of Natural Vision Improvement cures for different eye, vision conditions. Applied-taught by Dr. Bates and his wife, assistant Emily C. Lierman (Emily A. Bates) in his Offices, Clinic in New York City in the 1900's. True life stories of the patients, doctors, school teachers and others. The origin of Natural Vision Improvement by the same author of Perfect Sight Without Glasses - 1920-1940. Public Domain. Is also preserved at the USA Library of Congress Public Domain section. Dr. Bates Original Antique Magazine Pages from the 1900's. The origin, true source of Natural Eyesight Improvement. Learn directly from the eye doctor that discovered this safe, effective method. Dr. Bates discovered the true principles of the eyes function and applied relaxation, natural methods, practice of normal eye function to return the eyes (visual system) to normal function with clear vision, healthy eyes. 'The Bates Method of Natural Eyesight Improvement'. Natural Treatments by Dr. Bates correct, prevent many different eye conditions without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. Treatments for; unclear close and distant vision, astigmatism, cataracts, glaucoma, conical cornea, cornea scars, wandering/crossed eyes and other conditions. Dr. Bates recorded 11 years of work in his Clinic, his patients eye conditions and the natural treatments he applied to correct their eyesight in his Better Eyesight Magazine. Hundreds of different Natural Treatments are listed. The magazines contain `True Life Stories' of the Doctors, Assistants, Patients. Entertaining. A History book, life in the early 1900's. The Bates Method was hidden from the public by Eye Surgeons, Optometrists, Optical Businesses for over 100 years because this method works, is easy, anyone can learn, teach it, including children. When Dr. Bates cured the eyes, eyesight of many patients and other eye doctors in the hospital where he worked with natural treatment and proved his method is fact, that some of the old theories of eye function are incorrect, only theories; the eye doctors that preferred to sell eyeglasses, surgery, drugs became angry and expelled him. (See: `Reason and Authority' & `Dr. Bates Lecture' in Better Eyesight Magazine; November, 1919, April, 1923.) Dr. Bates then opened his own office, a Clinic New York City. He treated thousands of people by natural methods. He kept his price for medical treatment low and also provided no charge office visits `Free Clinic Days' for people that could not afford to pay for a visit to an Ophthalmologist. His treatments were successful. He cured a variety of eye conditions in the young and old, people of all ages, nationalities. The Bates Method is so simple and effective that many of his cured patients, `often children' went on to cure their friends, family, teachers and other children of defective vision including blindness, crossed, wandering eyes. Read the 'True Story of The two Little Girls that Restored a Blind Mans Eyesight' in the Oct., 1925 Magazine Issue.

Books about Better Eyesight Magazine-Original Antique Pages By Ophthalmologist William H. Bates - Vol. 2-59 Issues-August, 1925 to June, 1930 - Natural Vision Improvement

Better Eyesight Magazine by William H. Bates, M.D. Ophthalmologist - Central Fixation Publishing Co., New York City, New York, USA. July 1919 to June 1930-132 Magazine Issues. Unedited. (Black & White Version. More pages, Lessons. All Articles, Eyecharts. 20 Natural Eyesight Improvement PDF E-Books, Printable, in Color with this Paperback book (download); Dr. Bates Books, Medical Articles, a scan photo copy of the 132 Original Antique Magazine Issues, a Modern text copy with 500 pictures and Clark Night's books including; 'Do It Yourself- Natural Eyesight Improvement-Original and Modern Bates Method'. All our Amazon.com books in 20 E-Books. Dr. Bates discovered the natural principles, true function of the eyes and applied relaxation, natural methods to return the eyes, eye muscles, nerves, mind/brain, thought patterns, body (entire visual system) to normal function with healthy eyes and clear vision. The Bates Method of Natural Eyesight Improvement. Dr. Bates Better Eyesight Magazine stories, articles describe how Dr. Bates, Emily Lierman Bates, other Doctors, School Teachers, Bates Method Students/Teachers, Children and Parents used Natural Treatments to remove, correct, prevent many different eye problems without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. The natural treatments they applied removed/prevented; unclear close and distant vision, astigmatism, cataracts, glaucoma, conical cornea, cornea scars, wandering/crossed eyes (strabismus) and other conditions. Hundreds of Natural Treatments are listed. The magazines contain `True Life Stories' of the doctors, assistants, patients, treatments. Interesting, entertaining, fun to read. A History book, life in the early 1900's. Vision improvement based `Fairy Stories' and other articles for children are included. The stories produce a positive, relaxed state of mind. This state improves the eyesight. Dr. Bates worked his entire life treating people successfully with Natural Eyesight Improvement. When he cured the eyes, vision of many patients and other doctors in the hospital where he worked with natural treatments, without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs and proved his method is fact and that some of the old theories of eye function are incorrect, only theories; the doctors, surgeons that preferred to sell eyeglasses, surgery, drugs expelled him. Dr. Bates then opened his own office, a Clinic in Harlem, New York City. He treated thousands of people by natural methods, including many of the poor people that had little money. He kept his price for medical treatment low and also provided free assistance to people that could not afford to pay for a visit to an Ophthalmologist. His treatments were successful. He cured the young and old, people of all ages, nationalities. The Bates Method is so simple and effective that many of his cured patients, `often children' then went on to cure their parents, teachers and other children of defective vision including crossed, wandering eyes. Read the `true story of the two little girls that restored a blind mans eyesight' in the Oct. 1925 Magazine Issue. Read Dr. Bates full story in Better Eyesight Magazine. Dr. Bates recorded 11 years of work in his clinic, his patients and their varied treatments in his Better Eyesight Magazines, Books and Medical Articles. Dr. Bates discovered Natural Eyesight Improvement, The Bates Method. He discovered the natural, normal function of the eyes and applied natural methods to return the eyes, eye muscles, brain (visual system) to natural, normal function, relaxation with clear vision, healthy eyes. This black and white version is identical in pages, content, to the color paperback book version. (Created for a low price, printing cost.) Eyecharts included. See William H. Bates Author's Page, for Video of internal book pages, full description of the Paperback, 20 E-books; https://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/

Books about Primer of Sounds

Published anonymously in 1823, "The Night Before Christmas" has traditionally been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), who included it in his Poems (1844). But descendants of Henry Livingston (1748-1828) claim that he read it to his children as his own creation long before Moore is alleged to have composed it. This book evaluates the opposing arguments and for the first time uses the author-attribution techniques of modern computational stylistics to settle the long-standing dispute. Both writers left substantial bodies of verse, which have been computer analyzed for distinguishing characteristics. Employing a range of tests and introducing a new one--statistical analysis of phonemes--this study identifies the true author and makes a significant contribution to the growing field of attribution studies.

Books about Away With The Fairies

Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. When a fortune teller from a previous case informs Agatha Raisin that her destiny-and true love-lies in Norfolk, she promptly rents a cottage in the quaint village of Fryfam. No sooner does she arrive than strange things start happening. Random objects go missing from people's homes and odd little lights are seen dancing in the villagers' gardens and yards. Stories soon begin circulating about the presence of fairies. But when a prominent village resident is found murdered, and some suspicion falls on her and her friend Sir Charles Fraith, Agatha decides she's had enough of this fairy nonsense and steps up her sleuthing for a human killer. The prickly yet endearing Agatha will have fans dangling in suspense: Will she catch her crook-and a husband?

Books about Tales of the Fairies and of the Ghost World