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"The Innkeeper's Wife" is a 1958 Christmas story, written by A. J. Cronin for The American Weekly. The story is about the wife of the innkeeper in Bethlehem who had no room for Mary and Joseph to spend the night. It originally appeared in the December 21 issue before being printed in book form by Hearst Publishing and is accompanied by Ben Stahl's illustrations.

Characters:

The Innkeeper
His wife
Mary & Joseph
Gabriel
Shepherds
Angels
Stars
Sheep
Cows
The Kings
Pages of the Kings
Travellers
Criers

v t e Works by A. J. Cronin
Novels	Hatter's Castle Three Loves Grand Canary Woman of the Earth Country Doctor The Stars Look Down The Citadel Vigil in the Night Enchanted Snow The Valorous Years The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years Shannon's Way The Spanish Gardener Beyond This Place Escape from Fear A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb The Northern Light The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden The Judas Tree A Song of Sixpence A Pocketful of Rye The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde Lady with Carnations Gracie Lindsay
Short stories	"Kaleidoscope in "K"" "The Innkeeper's Wife"
Play	Jupiter Laughs
Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds
Film adaptations	Once to Every Woman Grand Canary The Citadel Vigil in the Night The Stars Look Down Shining Victory Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years The Spanish Gardener Web of Evidence
Television adaptations	Escape From Fear Beyond This Place Nicholas The Citadel (1960 American) The Citadel (1960 British) Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon Memorandum van een dokter La Cittadella (1964) Novi asistent O Jardineiro Espanhol E le stelle stanno a guardare The Stars Look Down Les Années d'illusion The Citadel (1983) Doctor Finlay La Cittadella (2003)

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