Classic tales of Christmas
2023
Book
"A collection of more than twenty stories and poems celebrating Christmas, including works from esteemed authors such as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and Hans Christian Andersen. With favorites such as O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" and L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, this elegant leather-bound volume will hold a special place on your bookshelf, sure to be enjoyed during the Christmas season, or at any time of the year"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781645178637
Description: xix, 551 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
- The nutcracker and the mouse king / E. T. A. Hoffman
- A visit from St. Nicholas / Clement Clarke Moore
- The fir tree / Hans Christian Andersen
- The little match girl / Hans Christian Andersen
- A Christmas carol / Charles Dickens
- The chimes / Charles Dickens
- The cricket on the hearth / Charles Dickens
- The battle of life / Charles Dickens
- The haunted man and the ghost's bargain / Charles Dickens
- The Christmas gift that came to Rupert : a story for little soldiers / Bret Harte
- The first Christmas of New England / Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Betty's bright idea / Harriet Beecher Stowe
- The beggar boy at Christ's Christmas tree / Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The three kings / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- The story of the other wise man / Henry van Dyke
- Tilly's Christmas / Louisa May Alcott
- Tessa's surprises / Louisa May Alcott
- A Christmas dream, and how it came true / Louisa May Alcott
- The life and adventures of Santa Claus / L. Frank Baum
- A kidnapped Santa Claus / L. Frank Baum
- The gift of the Magi / O. Henry
- The Christmas surprise at Enderly Road / Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Clorinda's gifts / Lucy Maud Montgomery.
LCCN: 2021058934
Control Number: 3294766
Publisher: San Diego : Canterbury Classics, [2023]