Round About the Christmas Tree
Macmillan Collector's Library (Verlag)
978-1-5098-6656-4 (ISBN)
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.
The best Christmas stories from: William Makepeace Thackeray, Arthur Conan Doyle, Hans Christian Andersen, Washington Irving, Anthony Trollope, L. M. Montgomery, G. K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens, O. Henry, L. Frank Baum, J. M. Barrie, Louisa May Alcott, E. Nesbit, Thomas Hardy, William Dean Howells, Saki, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Chapter - 1: Round About the Christmas Tree by W. M. Thackeray Chapter - 2: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle Chapter - 3: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson Chapter - 4: Christmas Eve by Washington Irving Chapter - 5: Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope Chapter - 6: Christmas Inspiration by L. M. Montgomery Chapter - 7: The Flying Stars by G. K. Chesterton Chapter - 8: A Christmas Dinner by Charles Dickens Chapter - 9: The Fir-Tree by Hans Christian Andersen Chapter - 10: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Chapter - 11: A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum Chapter - 12: The Ghost of Christmas Eve by J. M. Barrie Chapter - 13: A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott Chapter - 14: The Conscience Pudding by E. Nesbit Chapter - 15: The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing by Thomas Hardy Chapter - 16: Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells Chapter - 17: A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens Chapter - 18: Bertie’s Christmas Eve by Saki Chapter - 19: Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy by Harriet Beecher Stowe Chapter - 20: The Snow-Image by Nathaniel Hawthorne Chapter - 21: A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky [trans. Garnett] Chapter - 22: Christmas at Red Butte by L. M. Montgomery
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.09.2018 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Einführung | Ned Halley |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 100 x 157 mm |
| Gewicht | 210 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5098-6656-6 / 1509866566 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5098-6656-4 / 9781509866564 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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