Round About the Christmas Tree
A Miscellany of Festive Stories
(Sprache: Englisch)
A sparkling collection of Christmas stories from our most loved authors, introduced by Ned Halley and featuring classic illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt.
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A sparkling collection of Christmas stories from our most loved authors, introduced by Ned Halley and featuring classic illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt.
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Round About the Christmas Tree is the perfect Christmas gift for booklovers, as all facets of the festive season are represented here in one gorgeous volume. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition is introduced by Ned Halley and features the classic, charming illustrations of Alice Ercle Hunt.
This anthology reveals the inspiration Christmas gives so many writers, whether as a time for celebration, for family, or as a chance to remember those in hardship. There are heart-warming stories from Charles Dickens and E. Nesbit, comic fun from G. K. Chesterton and Saki, touching whimsy from Hans Christian Andersen, and even crimes to solve from Arthur Conan Doyle.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Round About the Christmas Tree “
1. Round About the Christmas Tree by W. M. Thackeray 2. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle
3. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
4. Christmas Eve by Washington Irving
5. Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope
6. Christmas Inspiration by L. M. Montgomery
7. The Flying Stars by G. K. Chesterton
8. A Christmas Dinner by Charles Dickens
9. The Fir-Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
10. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
11. A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
12. The Ghost of Christmas Eve by J. M. Barrie
13. A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott
14. The Conscience-Pudding by E. Nesbit
15. The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing by Thomas Hardy
16. Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells
17. A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
18. Bertie's Christmas Eve by Saki
19. Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy by Harriet Beecher Stowe
20. The Snow-image by Nathaniel Hawthorne
21. A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky [trans. Garnett]
22. Christmas at Red Butte by L. M. Montgomery
Autoren-Porträt von Various
Becky Brown is an anthologist, editor and literary agent. Her eclectic work centres around a fascination with forgotten voices and hidden stories. She lives between Bath and London. She has edited a number of short story and poetry anthologies published by Macmillan Collector's Library including Classic Cat Stories, Round about the Christmas Tree and Wedding Poems and Readings.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Various
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 2018, Main Market Ed., 360 Seiten, Maße: 9,8 x 15,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Becky Brown
- Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International
- ISBN-10: 1509866566
- ISBN-13: 9781509866564
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
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