Charles Dickens: A Classic Christmas Treasury

Cover: 9781631069840 | A Classic Christmas Treasury | Charles Dickens (u. a.) | Buch | 2023

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Cozy up with your favorite Christmas stories and discover new wintry tales with this keepsake holiday anthology.

Just in time for the holidays, A Classic Christmas Treasury gathers together many of the season’s classics and introduces new, diverse stories from around the globe in one decorative holiday volume. This cheerful, collectible treasury of stories, poems, and carols makes a wonderful gift any time of the year and reminds us that simple gifts of the heart and memories made with loved ones truly are the most meaningful gifts of all. Experience a variety of wintry and holiday tales, including:

’Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Christmas Carol
The Gift of the Magi
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King
Christmas at Melrose
The Fir Tree
Babouscka
Little Piccola
The 12 Days of Christmas
Bits

Featuring a beautifully designed coverwith glittering finishes fit for the grandeur of the season, A Classic Christmas Treasury will become a beloved holiday keepsake that can be enjoyed by the whole family for years to come. Let these wonderful literary masterpieces warm your heart, and remind you of the joy and love to be discovered anew each holiday season.

The Timeless Classics series from Rock Point brings together the works of classic authors from around the world. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed gift editions feature luxe, patterned endpapers, ribbon markers, and foil and deboss details on vibrantly colored cases. Celebrate these beloved works of literature as true standouts in your personal library collection.

’Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Christmas Carol
The Gift of the Magi
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King
Christmas at Melrose
The Fir Tree
Babouscka
Little Piccola
The 12 Days of Christmas
Bits

Über den Autor

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was a prolific English writer of fiction and nonfiction, including fifteen novels. He enjoyed international success in his lifetime and is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time.

Clement Clarke Moore (1179-1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known today as " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas."

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) initially strove to be a theater actor but when his soprano voice started changing in his teens, he was encouraged to be a poet instead. Today, the Danish writer is most well-known for his literary fairy tales—156 published throughout his lifetime.

Carolyn S. Bailey (1875-1961) started her writing journey as a contributor to magazines like Ladies’ Home Journal. The American author eventually transitioned into a children’s author with the goal of telling engaging yet teachable stories for kids. She won the Newbury Medal for her book Miss Hickory in 1947.

Frances Jenkins Olcott (1872-1963) developed a love for language from her parents, both translators who tutored her in French and German. In 1898, Olcott became the first head librarian of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s children’s department, where she worked until 1911. Afterwards Olcott decided to become a children’s writer herself, publishing and editing 24 volumes throughout her lifetime.

Little is known about the real life of Helen G. Ricks, who is only acknowledged in literary anthologies as an unfortunately “forgotten” African American author. The sole piece of writing credited to her name is the story “Bits”, which first appeared in the 1916 Christmas edition of The Crisis. The official magazine of the NAACP, The Crisis’ mission is to educate readers about the issues African Americans and other communities of color face through essays and short stories.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffman (1776-1822) was a German author at the forefront of the Romantic movement in the early 19th century. A composer too, he took the middle name Amadeus out of admiration for Mozart. It is only fitting that two of Hoffman’s stories were later turned into full length ballets with beautiful music—Coppélia and The Nutcracker.

Leslie Pinckney Hill (1880-1960) was a prolific educator, teaching at Tuskegee Institute and Manassas Industrial Institute before settling as principal of the Institute for Colored Youth. As part of the Harlem Renaissance, Hill published many poems and essays throughout his lifetime—including a play about Toussaint L’Ouverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution.

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), known by his pen name [...] worked a variety of jobs ranging from pharmacist to draftsman to bookkeeper before he started writing as a regular contributor to The Rolling Stone. Throughout his lifetime Porter wrote hundreds of short stories, and he is the namesake of the [...] Prize, awarded annually to exceptional short stories.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Joy to the World: A Letter from the Editors
The 12 Days of Christmas
A Christmas Carol
The Gift of the Mag
The First Noel
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Christmas at Melrose
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Deck the Hall
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Babouscka
Up on the Housetop
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Bits
Little Piccola
The Fir Tree
The Boy With The Box

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Timeless Classics
ISBN-13:	9781631069840
ISBN-10:	1631069845
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Dickens, Charles Andersen, Hans Christian Moore, Clement C. Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin Ricks, Helen G Olcott, Frances Jenkins Hill, Leslie Pinckney Hoffman, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Henry, O.
Hersteller:	Quarto Rock Point
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen:	color photos
Maße:	242 x 170 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Charles Dickens (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.10.2023
Gewicht:	0,5 kg