Princess Mary's Gift Book
Author(s): Various
Genre(s): Anthologies
Narrators: Greg Giordano, Gabriel Glenn, Pam Castille, Lynne T, Steve C, Linda Jenner, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), ToddHW
Number of Chapters: 20
Length: 05 hours and 21 minutes
Language: English
In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors of the time for the purpose of raising funds for the "Work For Women Fund". A few of the outstanding authors represented in this sparkling collection are J.M. Barrie with is essay on A Holiday in Bed; A. Conan Doyle; J.H. Fabre the naturalist with his well know description of The Ant-Lion; H. Ryder Haggard; Rudyard Kipling; Alfred Noyes ("A Spell for a Fairy"); Baroness Orczy (yes, that one); and Kate Douglas Wiggin. - Summary by Phil Chenevert