The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales (ePub)
500 Christmas Classics - Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends
(Sprache: Englisch)
In 'The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales', Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson compiles an expansive anthology of the most beloved Yuletide narratives, encompassing a variety of genres including novels, short stories, poems, and carols that have shaped the literary...
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In 'The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales', Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson compiles an expansive anthology of the most beloved Yuletide narratives, encompassing a variety of genres including novels, short stories, poems, and carols that have shaped the literary canon of Christmas. Readers will discover a rich tapestry of festive classics, from the poignant 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry to the venerable verses of 'Ring Out, Wild Bells' by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Bjørnson's curatorial finesse is evident as he interweaves timeless works with lesser-known gems, all while capturing the diverse cultural essence of Christmas through the prism of literature. The collection is presented with an eye for both literary quality and seasonal charm, offering an immersive experience into the spirit of the holiday.
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a revered figure in Norwegian literature and a Nobel laureate, perhaps found inspiration for creating this collection from his own engagement with themes of identity, community, and tradition - concepts deeply entwined with the Christmas season. His personal literary footprint, characterized by a poetic realism and national romanticism, echoes through the selections, hinting at the universal longing for warmth, generosity, and connection during the holiday period. By encompassing works from international literary greats, Bjørnson underscores the shared human experiences central to Christmas, transcending any one tradition or geography.
'The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales' is a must-read for aficionados of classic literature and anyone looking to rekindle their holiday spirit. It is a literary hearth around which readers of all ages can gather, finding solace and joy in tales that celebrate the profound simplicity and deep complexities of the human experience. It is an invitation to revisit the storied past of Christmas traditions and to instill new memories with the turn of each page. For the literary connoisseur and the Christmas enthusiast alike, this anthology is a treasured addition to any winter library, promising to delight and inspire for generations to come.
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a revered figure in Norwegian literature and a Nobel laureate, perhaps found inspiration for creating this collection from his own engagement with themes of identity, community, and tradition - concepts deeply entwined with the Christmas season. His personal literary footprint, characterized by a poetic realism and national romanticism, echoes through the selections, hinting at the universal longing for warmth, generosity, and connection during the holiday period. By encompassing works from international literary greats, Bjørnson underscores the shared human experiences central to Christmas, transcending any one tradition or geography.
'The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales' is a must-read for aficionados of classic literature and anyone looking to rekindle their holiday spirit. It is a literary hearth around which readers of all ages can gather, finding solace and joy in tales that celebrate the profound simplicity and deep complexities of the human experience. It is an invitation to revisit the storied past of Christmas traditions and to instill new memories with the turn of each page. For the literary connoisseur and the Christmas enthusiast alike, this anthology is a treasured addition to any winter library, promising to delight and inspire for generations to come.
Autoren-Porträt von Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Max Brand, Jacob A. Riis, S. Weir Mitchell, Elbridge S. Brooks, Edward A. Rand, W. H. H. Murray, Florence L. Barclay, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Harrison S. Morris, Robert E. Howard, Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, William Wordsworth, Sarah P. Doughty, Hans Christian Andersen, William Butler Yeats, Richard Watson Gilder, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anton Chekhov, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Carolyn Wells, Cecil Frances Alexander, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Margaret Deland, William Drummond, Robert Southwell, Reginald Heber, Alfred Lord Tennyson, George Macdonald, A. S. Boyd, Maxime Du Camp, Charles Mackay, Mary Austin, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Guy de Maupassant, Brothers Grimm, Clement Moore, Susan Anne Livingston, Ridley Sedgwick, Nora A. Smith, Phebe A. Curtiss, Nellie C. King, John Addington Symonds, Lucy Wheelock, Aunt Hede, Frederick E. Dewhurst, Jay T. Stocking, Anna Robinson, Florence M. Kingsley, M. A. L. Lane, Elizabeth Harkison, Raymond Mcalden, F. E. Mann, Sophie May, Winifred M. Kirkland, Katherine Pyle, Grace Margaret Gallaher, Elia W. Peattie, F. Arnstein, James Weber Linn, Antonio Maré, Pedro A. de Alarcón, Jules Simon, Marion Clifford, Louisa May Alcott, E. E. Hale, Georg Schuster, Matilda Betham Edwards, Angelo J. Lewis, William Francis Dawson, CHRISTOPHER NORTH, Alfred Domett, Dinah Maria Mulock, James S. Park, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Henry Van Dyke, Edmund Bolton, C. S. Stone, Harriet F. Blodgett, John G. Whittier, Christian Burke, Emily Huntington Miller, Cyril Winterbotham, Enoch Arnold Bennett, John Punnett Peters, Laura Elizabeth Richards, Arthur Conan Doyle, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Selma Lagerlöf, Andrew Lang, Frances Ridley Havergal, Alphonse Daudet, William John Locke, Walter Scott, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, John Leighton, Booth Tarkington, Ralph Henry Barbour, Benito Pérez Galdós, Charles Dickens, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Alice Duer Miller, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Armando Palacio Valdés, William Morris, Anthony Trollope, Marcel Prévost, Rudyard Kipling, Beatrix Potter, Robert Herrick, Mark Twain, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Emily Dickinson, Bret Harte, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Meredith Nicholson, Lucas Malet, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving, Isaac Watts, James Russell Lowell, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Whitcomb Riley, Thomas Nelson Page, O. Henry, Phillips Brooks, Saki, Cyrus Townsend Brady, William Makepeace Thackeray, Mary Stewart Cutting, Martin Luther, Sarah Orne Jewett, François Coppée, Oliver Bell Bunce, Susan Coolidge, Samuel McChord Crothers, Maud Lindsay, Alice Hale Burnett, Walter Crane, André Theuriet, Amy Ella Blanchard, Robert Louis Stevenson, Isabel Cecilia Williams, Evaleen Stein, Nell Speed, Amanda M. Douglas, Edgar Wallace, George Wither, Booker T. Washington, Olive Thorne Miller, Margaret Sidney, William Douglas O'Connor, William Shakespeare, Vernon Lee, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Henry Vaughan, Eliza Cook, Kate Upson Clark, Ben Jonson, Ernest Ingersoll, Frank Samuel Child, Willis Boyd Allen, Georgianna M. Bishop, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edward Thring, F. L. Stealey, James Selwin Tait, Tudor Jenks, L. Frank Baum, C. N. Williamson, A. M. Williamson, J. M. Barrie, Eleanor H. Porter, Annie F. Johnston
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a towering figure in Norwegian literature and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. As a playwright, poet, novelist, and political activist, his impact on the cultural and political landscape of Norway was profound. Born in Kvikne, Bjørnson moved to Christiania (now Oslo) where he cultivated his literary career. He is recognized as one of the 'Four Greats' of 19th-century Norwegian literature, alongside Henrik Ibsen, Alexander Kielland, and Jonas Lie. Bjørnson's literary style was rooted in the National Romantic movement, and his works often explored the themes of identity, nationalism, and the human condition within the context of Norwegian life and history. Some of his renowned works include 'Synnøve Solbakken' (1857) and 'A Happy Boy' (1860), which reflect his skillful storytelling and his commitment to realism. Although 'The Big Book of Christmas Treasure Tales' is not among his most famous works, it showcases his versatility and his ability to charm readers with heartfelt storytelling. Bjørnson's influence extended beyond literature; he actively participated in public debates and was an advocate for the Norwegian language and independence. His legacy endures in the cultural fabric of Norway and his contributions to literature continue to be celebrated worldwide.
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- Autoren: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Max Brand , Jacob A. Riis , S. Weir Mitchell , Elbridge S. Brooks , Edward A. Rand , W. H. H. Murray , Florence L. Barclay , E. T. A. Hoffmann , Harrison S. Morris , Robert E. Howard , Marjorie L. C. Pickthall , William Wordsworth , Sarah P. Doughty , Hans Christian Andersen , William Butler Yeats , Richard Watson Gilder , Lucy Maud Montgomery , Anton Chekhov , Mary Elizabeth Braddon , Mary Louisa Molesworth , Leo Tolstoy , Fyodor Dostoevsky , Carolyn Wells , Cecil Frances Alexander , Mary E. Wilkins Freeman , Margaret Deland , William Drummond , Robert Southwell , Reginald Heber , Alfred Lord Tennyson , George Macdonald , A. S. Boyd , Maxime Du Camp , Charles Mackay , Mary Austin , Juliana Horatia Ewing , Guy de Maupassant , Brothers Grimm , Clement Moore , Susan Anne Livingston , Ridley Sedgwick , Nora A. Smith , Phebe A. Curtiss , Nellie C. King , John Addington Symonds , Lucy Wheelock , Aunt Hede , Frederick E. Dewhurst , Jay T. Stocking , Anna Robinson , Florence M. Kingsley , M. A. L. Lane , Elizabeth Harkison , Raymond Mcalden , F. E. Mann , Sophie May , Winifred M. Kirkland , Katherine Pyle , Grace Margaret Gallaher , Elia W. Peattie , F. Arnstein , James Weber Linn , Antonio Maré , Pedro A. de Alarcón , Jules Simon , Marion Clifford , Louisa May Alcott , E. E. Hale , Georg Schuster , Matilda Betham Edwards , Angelo J. Lewis , William Francis Dawson , CHRISTOPHER NORTH , Alfred Domett , Dinah Maria Mulock , James S. Park , Edmund Hamilton Sears , Henry Van Dyke , Edmund Bolton , C. S. Stone , Harriet F. Blodgett , John G. Whittier , Christian Burke , Emily Huntington Miller , Cyril Winterbotham , Enoch Arnold Bennett , John Punnett Peters , Laura Elizabeth Richards , Arthur Conan Doyle , Frances Hodgson Burnett , Selma Lagerlöf , Andrew Lang , Frances Ridley Havergal , Alphonse Daudet , William John Locke , Walter Scott , Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer , John Leighton , Booth Tarkington , Ralph Henry Barbour , Benito Pérez Galdós , Charles Dickens , Ruth McEnery Stuart , Alice Duer Miller , Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell , Armando Palacio Valdés , William Morris , Anthony Trollope , Marcel Prévost , Rudyard Kipling , Beatrix Potter , Robert Herrick , Mark Twain , Mary Hartwell Catherwood , Emily Dickinson , Bret Harte , Hamilton Wright Mabie , Meredith Nicholson , Lucas Malet , Ellis Parker Butler , Washington Irving , Isaac Watts , James Russell Lowell , Harriet Beecher Stowe , Willa Cather , Nathaniel Hawthorne , James Whitcomb Riley , Thomas Nelson Page , O. Henry , Phillips Brooks , Saki , Cyrus Townsend Brady , William Makepeace Thackeray , Mary Stewart Cutting , Martin Luther , Sarah Orne Jewett , François Coppée , Oliver Bell Bunce , Susan Coolidge , Samuel McChord Crothers , Maud Lindsay , Alice Hale Burnett , Walter Crane , André Theuriet , Amy Ella Blanchard , Robert Louis Stevenson , Isabel Cecilia Williams , Evaleen Stein , Nell Speed , Amanda M. Douglas , Edgar Wallace , George Wither , Booker T. Washington , Olive Thorne Miller , Margaret Sidney , William Douglas O'Connor , William Shakespeare , Vernon Lee , Anne Hollingsworth Wharton , Henry Vaughan , Eliza Cook , Kate Upson Clark , Ben Jonson , Ernest Ingersoll , Frank Samuel Child , Willis Boyd Allen , Georgianna M. Bishop , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Edward Thring , F. L. Stealey , James Selwin Tait , Tudor Jenks , L. Frank Baum , C. N. Williamson , A. M. Williamson , J. M. Barrie , Eleanor H. Porter , Annie F. Johnston
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 1 Jahr
- 2022, 12190 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: DigiCat
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- ISBN-13: 8596547394464
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2022
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