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The Greatest Gift: The Original Story That Inspired the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life - Community Reviews back

by Philip Van Doren Stern
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 8 years ago
For almost seventy years, people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life. But few of those fans know that Capra’s film was based on a short story by author Philip Van Doren Stern, which came to Stern in a dream one night. Unable at first t...
Carpe Librum
Carpe Librum rated it 13 years ago
★★★★★ A lot of people rate this book down because it is so much less than the movie. However, this is the original idea that was printed as a Christmas card and sent out to the author’s friends in 1943. Really, it is a short story. Neat to read the “afterword” by the author’s daughter, discussing...
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