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The Gifts of the Child Christ
Written by George MacDonald
Narrated by Ann Boulais
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It's the Advent season in London but all is not well in the Greatorex household. All this will change with a surprise on Christmas morning. (Ann Boulais)
Author
George MacDonald
George Macdonald (1824-1905) is the author best know for the classic fantasy books The Golden Key, The Light Princess, The Princess and the Goblin, and At the Back of the North Wind.
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