The Tailor of Gloucester
by Beatrix Potter
A poor tailor in Gloucester falls ill with the Mayor’s wedding coat unfinished and only one twist of cherry-coloured silk left to buy. What happens overnight is the kindest thing in Potter, and she thought it her best work.
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The shortest book in the library and a real Christmas story. Ten pages, one sitting, and the mice do the sewing.
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