Alice Duer Miller, Charlotte Harding

The Burglar and the Blizzard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The Burglar and the Blizzard: A Christmas Story" by Alice Duer Miller delivers a delightful tale perfect for holiday reading. When a snowstorm descends, an unexpected houseguest arrives: a burglar! This humorous story unfolds with the charm of classic holiday fiction, offering a lighthearted blend of suspense and wit. Categorized under both holiday fiction and amateur sleuth mysteries, "The Burglar and the Blizzard" promises a unique Christmas story. Prepare for unexpected twists and turns as the burglar's plans are complicated by the blizzard's arrival and an amateur detective rises to the occasion. This meticulously prepared print edition brings this timeless story to a new audience, celebrating the enduring appeal of Alice Duer Miller's work. A captivating read that combines elements of crime, comedy, and Christmas spirit, this book is sure to entertain. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 95g
• ISBN-13: 9781023005227
• ISBN-10: 1023005220
• Artikelnr.: 73930775

Autorenporträt

Alice Duer Miller was an American author who lived from July 28, 1874, to August 22, 1942. Her poems had a big impact on how people felt about politics. During the American suffrage movement, her feminist verses changed people's political views. Similarly, her verse book The White Cliffs changed people's political views when the U.S. joined World War II. She also wrote books and movie scripts. Alice Duer Miller was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She came from a rich and well-known family. She lived in Weehawken, NJ, with her parents and two sisters as a child. Lizzie Wilson Meads and James Gore King Duer had a daughter named her. The family lost a lot of money when Baring Bank went out of business. Olivia Wilson Meads was her mother. Her father was Orlando Meads from Albany, New York. William Alexander Duer was her great-grandfather and the head of Columbia College. William Duer was her great-great-grandfather. He was an American lawyer, businessman, and con artist from New York City. He had been in both the Continental Congress and the meeting that made the New York Constitution. It was in 1778 that he signed the Articles of Confederation for the United States.