Friendship¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Offering and Winter¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Wreath: A Christmas and New Year¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Present for 1841 is a collection of poems, stories, and essays compiled by John Ruskin. The book was published in 1841 and was intended as a gift for the holiday season. The collection includes contributions from various writers, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Thomas Hood, and Mary Howitt. The pieces in the book cover a range of topics, from nature and love to religion and social issues. Some of the stories are fictional while others are based on real-life experiences. The book is notable for its beautiful illustrations, which were created by some of the most talented artists of the time. Overall, Friendship¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Offering and Winter¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Wreath is a charming and heartwarming collection that captures the spirit of the holiday [...] scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.