The 'Christmas Collection - The Best Holiday Novels, Stories, Carols & Legends' stands as a monumental anthology that bridges the vast expanse of time and literary tradition, gathering works from some of the most eminent figures in literary history. This collection is remarkable not only for the diversity of its offerings—ranging from timeless carols to profound novels and poignant short stories—but also for the unity of its theme: the celebration, critique, and contemplation of the Christmas season. Featuring an array of genres and styles, the anthology provides a panoramic view of Christmas as depicted in literature, from the joyous to the reflective, including seminal works that have shaped our understanding of the holiday season. The inclusion of legends and carols alongside literary masterpieces invites readers into a multifaceted exploration of Christmas, making this collection an unrivaled composite of the holiday's representations across centuries. The backgrounds of the contributing authors and editors—ranging from Selma Lagerlöf's Nordic folkloric influences, Charles Dickens' Victorian moral narratives, to Leo Tolstoy's and Fyodor Dostoevsky's complex Russian existentialism—offer a rich tapestry of cultural and historical contexts. This anthology aligns with various literary movements, including Romanticism, Realism, and the Victorian Era, showcasing how each contributor's unique perspective and literary style contribute to the overarching theme of Christmas. As a result, the collection serves as a confluence where the personal, sociopolitical, and spiritual dimensions of Christmas are examined through a multitude of lenses. Scholars, enthusiasts, and casual readers alike are invited to delve into the 'Christmas Collection' for its unparalleled educational value and the way it encapsulates the essence of the holiday season through a composite lens of literary greats. This anthology not only serves as a celebration of Christmas through the ages but also as a dialogue among some of the most influential authors in history, whose diverse portrayals of the Yuletide season enrich and deepen the reader's understanding and appreciation of Christmas as both a cultural phenomenon and a personal experience.
Christmas Collection - The Best Holiday Novels, Stories, Carols & Legends
Authors:
- Selma Lagerlöf
- Charles Dickens
- Mark Twain
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Martin Luther
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- William Shakespeare
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- William Wordsworth
- Carolyn Wells
- Sophie May
- Louisa May Alcott
- Henry Van Dyke
- Walter Scott
- Anthony Trollope
- Rudyard Kipling
- Beatrix Potter
- Emily Dickinson
- Lucas Malet
- Thomas Nelson Page
- O. Henry
- Maud Lindsay
- Alice Hale Burnett
- Walter Crane
- Amy Ella Blanchard
- Amanda M. Douglas
- Booker T. Washington
- Ernest Ingersoll
- L. Frank Baum
- J. M. Barrie
- Eleanor H. Porter
- Annie F. Johnston
- Jacob A. Riis
- Florence L. Barclay
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Marjorie L. C. Pickthall
- Hans Christian Andersen
- William Butler Yeats
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Leo Tolstoy
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Lord
- George Macdonald
- A. S. Boyd
- Juliana Horatia Ewing
- Brothers Grimm
- Clement Moore
- Susan Anne Livingston
- Ridley Sedgwick
- Lucy Wheelock
- Aunt Hede
- Frederick E. Dewhurst
Format:
- E-book
Duration:
- • 8360 pages
Language:
English
Categories:
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Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter, William Shakespeare, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlöf, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Martin Luther, Walter Scott, J. M. Barrie, Anthony Trollope, Brothers Grimm, L. Frank Baum, Lucy Maud Montgomery, George Macdonald, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Van Dyke, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Clement Moore, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Butler Yeats, Eleanor H. Porter, Jacob A. Riis, Susan Anne Livingston, Ridley Sedgwick, Sophie May, Lucas Malet, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Alice Hale Burnett, Ernest Ingersoll, Annie F. Johnston, Amanda M. Douglas, Amy Ella Blanchard, Carolyn Wells, Walter Crane, Thomas Nelson Page, Florence L. Barclay, A. S. Boyd, Edward A. Rand, Max Brand, William John Locke, Nora A. Smith, Phebe A. Curtiss, Nellie C. King, Booker T. Washington, Lucy Wheelock, Aunt Hede, Frederick E. Dewhurst, Maud Lindsay, Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, Jay T. Stocking, Anna Robinson, Florence M. Kingsley, Olive Thorne Miller, M. A. L. Lane, Elizabeth Harkison, Raymond Mcalden, F. E. Mann, Winifred M. Kirkland, François Coppée, Katherine Pyle, Grace Margaret Gallaher, Elia W. Peattie, F. Arnstein, James Weber Linn, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Elbridge S. Brooks, Isabel Cecilia Williams, Anton Chekhov, Armando Palacio Valdés, André Theuriet, Alphonse Daudet, Benito Pérez Galdós, Antonio Maré, Pedro A. De Alarcón, Jules Simon, Marcel Prévost, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Maxime Du Camp, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, F. L. Stealey, Kate Upson Clark, Marion Clifford, E. E. Hale, Willis Boyd Allen, Edgar Wallace, Georg Schuster, Harrison S. Morris, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Matilda Betham Edwards, Angelo J. Lewis, Vernon Lee, Guy De Maupassant, Saki, Bret Harte, Robert E. Howard, William Francis Dawson, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Christopher North, Susan Coolidge, Oliver Bell Bunce, Phillips Brooks, William Drummond, James Russell Lowell, Alfred Domett, Reginald Heber, Dinah Maria Mulock, Margaret Deland, John Addington Symonds, Edward Thring, Cecil Frances Alexander, Mary Austin, James S. Park, Isaac Watts, Robert Herrick, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Ben Jonson, Edmund Bolton, Robert Southwell, C.s. Stone, James Whitcomb Riley, Frances Ridley Havergal, William Morris, Charles Mackay, Harriet F. Blodgett, Eliza Cook, George Wither, John G. Whittier, Richard Watson Gilder, Tudor Jenks, William Makepeace Thackeray, Henry Vaughan, Christian Burke, Andrew Lang, Emily Huntington Miller, Cyril Winterbotham, Enoch Arnold Bennett, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Meredith Nicholson, A. M. Williamson, C. N. Williamson, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, James Selwin Tait, Booth Tarkington, Evaleen Stein, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frank Samuel Child, Samuel McChord Crothers, Sarah Orne Jewett, Georgianna M. Bishop, Sarah P. Doughty, John Punnett Peters, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Margaret Sidney, Nell Speed, Laura Elizabeth Richards, Arthur Conan Doyle, Willa Cather, Ralph Henry Barbour, Cyrus Townsend Brady, Mary Stewart Cutting, William Douglas O'Connor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ruth McEnery Stuart, S. Weir Mitchell, John Leighton, W. H. H. Murray, Alice Duer Miller, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving
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