PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

ST. NICHOLAS CHAPTER I ST. NICHOLAS, SANTA CLAUS, AND KRIS KRINGLE

CHAPTER II BIOGRAPHY AND LEGEND

CHAPTER III THE BOY ST. NICHOLAS AND ST. NICHOLAS THE PATRON SAINT OF SCHOOLBOYS

CHAPTER IV ST. NICHOLAS AND THE DOWERLESS MAIDENS

CHAPTER V THE BOY BISHOP, OR NICHOLAS BISHOP

CHAPTER VI VARIED BENEFICENT ACTIVITY

CHAPTER VII ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS

CHAPTER VIII ST. NICHOLAS AS PATRON SAINT

CHAPTER IX PAGAN HERITAGE OF ST. NICHOLAS

CHAPTER X ST. NICHOLAS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH

CHAPTER XI CONCLUSION

NOTES CHAPTER I

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