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The Gifts That Failed Christmas Satire by Payson
Sidney Payson resents conventional gifts and charity during Christmas. He buys useless presents for relatives including a love story for a sister and loud silks for another, prompting a cascade of humorous, affectionate letters from family members praising or gently mocking his efforts.
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R. Sidney Payson
Mr. Payson
Satan
Sidney Payson
Idney Payson
Bidney Payson
Flavina Josephus
Qoma
Fred
Mariel
Sir Hector
Ibsen and Howells
Henry James
Virgie
Birchwood Manor
Imogene Sybil Beauclerc
Payson
Sears
Sid
William
Brother
Sidney
Kingdom of Letters
Santa Claus
John
Providence
John Io