A Reversible Santa Claus (Annotated)

A Reversible Santa Claus is a brisk Christmas tale in which Meredith Nicholson turns the conventions of seasonal benevolence inside out. Centered on burglary, mistaken identity, and an unexpected moral awakening, the story blends light detective plotting with sentimental comedy. Its prose is polished, urbane, and gently ironic, belonging to the early twentieth-century American tradition of holiday...