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The Dawn of a To-morrow
Frances Hodgson Burnett · F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
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A despairing man plans to end his life in London's slums on Christmas Eve, but the innocent faith of a poor orphan girl named Glad gives him a reason to live. Readers who enjoy Frances Hodgson Burnett's other novels would like this short story.
Note: the supplied metadata looks off — this novella was originally published in 1906 (1996 may be a reprint date), and it is generally classed as adult fiction, not a children's book.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).
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