Star Over Bethlehem: A Holiday Story
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With Star Over Bethlehem, the beloved Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie shines in a totally unexpected way, offering readers a wondrous collection of poems and holiday short stories.
A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you’ve never heard it before. . . . The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt. . . . The tale of a widow who dislikes people until she meets a stranger. . . .
From the most popular writer of all time comes a treasured collection of short stories and poems celebrating the holiday season.
This special edition also 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).
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a collection of short stories, holiday themed, and poems, not all holiday themed. I'm not sure when this was originally published, but it reads like a Victorian collection, at least the poems do. The stories are nice, nothing earth-shattering, just nice little stories to read during the holidays. The poems were quite sentimental, seemed to focus on dead or lost lovers, the seasons and nature. I have some poetry written by my great-great grandmothers which is similar. I found those about Harlequin, Columbine and the rest very interesting, not having heard much about them before except their names.Simon Vance, as the narrator, was perfect.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Star Over Bethlehem is a collection of Christian short stories and poetry.The stories are not deep or really thought-provoking, but they are touching and kind stories. Christie tells some stories from the Bible and then other stories are about how religion can touch a person's life and leave a positive mark. I like that the stories are not preachy in anyway. They are simple tales that tell their story well.
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Star Over Bethlehem - Agatha Christie
Contents
Star over Bethlehem
About the Author
The Agatha Christie Collection
Copyright
About the Publisher
Star over Bethlehem
Mary looked down at the baby in the manger. She was alone in the stable except for the animals. As she smiled down at the child her heart was full of pride and happiness.
Then suddenly she heard the rustling of wings and turning, she saw a great Angel standing in the doorway.
The Angel shone with the radiance of the morning sun, and the beauty of his face was so great that Mary’s eyes were dazzled and she had to turn aside her head.
Then the Angel said (and his voice was like a golden trumpet):
Do not be afraid, Mary . . .