The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time - A Multicultural Tapestry of Festive Fiction and Timeless Tales
Benito Pérez Galdós, William Shakespeare, André Theuriet, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hans Christian Andersen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Anthony Trollope, Guy de Maupassant, Martin Luther, Andrew Lang, Booker T. Washington, William Makepeace Thackeray, Eleanor H. Porter, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O. Henry, George MacDonald, Saki Saki, Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Bret Harte, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Alphonse Daudet, Florence L. Barclay, Robert Herrick, Margaret Sidney, François Coppée, Susan Coolidge, Anton Chekhov, James Whitcomb Riley, William John Locke, Isaac Watts, John Addington Symonds, William Wordsworth, E. T. A. Hoffman, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Phillips Brooks, Frances Ridley Havergal, James Russell Lowell, Walter Scott, Sophie May, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Sarah Orne Jewett, S. Weir Mitchell, Cyrus Townsend Brady, Thomas Nelson Page, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Walter Crane, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Willa Cather, William Butler Yeats, Edgar Wallace, Rudyard Kipling, J. M. Barrie, Henry Vaughan, Henry van Dyke, Booth Tarkington, Mary Austin, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Carolyn Wells, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Arthur Conan Doyle, Brothers Grimm, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Selma Lagerlöf, Robert E. Howard, Charles Mackay, Marcel Prévost, Max Brand, Jacob A. Riis, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Ellis Parker Butler, Margaret Deland, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Beatrix Potter, Willis Boyd Allen, Amy Ella Blanchard, Alice Duer Miller, Armando Palacio Valdés, Richard Watson Gilder, Ernest Ingersoll, Clement Moore, Vernon Lee, Ralph Henry Barbour, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Katherine Pyle, James Weber Linn, Robert Southwell, Meredith Nicholson, Reginald Heber, Dinah Maria Mulock, Nora A. Smith, Evaleen Stein, Annie F. Johnston, Eliza Cook, Alice Hale Burnett, Ben Jonson, Elia W. Peattie, Maud Lindsay, Alfred Domett, Olive Thorne Miller, Harrison S. Morris, John Leighton, Samuel McChord Crothers, Lucas Malet, Amanda M. Douglas, Susan Anne Livingston, Ridley Sedgwick, William Douglas O'Connor, C. N. Williamson, A. M. Williamson, Phebe A. Curtiss, William Drummond, George Wither, W.H.H. Murray, Anna Robinson, Kate Upson Clark, Edward A. Rand, A. S. Boyd, Nellie C. King, Lucy Wheelock, Aunt Hede, Frederick E. Dewhurst, Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, Jay T. Stocking, Florence M. Kingsley, M. A. L. Lane, Elizabeth Harkison, Raymond McAlden, F. E. Mann, Winifred M. Kirkland, Grace Margaret Gallaher, F. Arnstein, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Elbridge S. Brooks, Isabel Cecilia Williams, Antonio Mare, Pedro A. de Alarcon, Jules Simon, Maxime Du Camp, F. L. Stealey, Marion Clifford, E. E. Hale, Georg Schuster, Matilda Betham Edwards, Angelo J. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, William Francis Dawson, James Selwin Tait, Cecil Frances Alexander, John Punnett Peters, Georgianna M. Bishop, Christopher North, William Morris, Tudor Jenks, Nell Speed, Mary Stewart Cutting, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Edmund Bolton, C.s. Stone, Harriet F. Blodgett, Christian Burke, Emily Huntington Miller, Cyril Winterbotham, Edward Thring, Oliver Bell Bunce, Sarah P. Doughty, Frank Samuel Child, James S. Park, John G. Whittier, Enoch Arnold Bennett, Laura Elizabeth Richards, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Alfred Tennyson
Maison d'édition: Good Press
Synopsis
The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time is an exquisite anthology that captures the heartwarming essence and infinite diversity of storytelling inspired by the yuletide spirit. Encompassing a range of genres from classic drama to fairy tales and transformative narratives, this collection splendidly showcases tales that explore themes of generosity, hope, and the magic of Christmas. The eclectic array of stories speaks to the classical, romantic, and even modernist literary contexts, fostering a deep appreciation for traditions and festive spirit. Readers will find themselves delighted by the dazzling narrative beauty and the tender resolution often accompanying the season's most celebrated stories. This anthology is a remarkable ensemble of literary giants and culturally influential figures whose works have collectively shaped and enriched the Christmas literary canon. Authors such as the legendary Charles Dickens, romanticist William Wordsworth, and the beloved storyteller Han Christian Andersen, among many others, contribute to a vibrant medley of voices spanning various historical and cultural backgrounds. With works rooted in the largely Victorian and post-Victorian eras alongside contributions from the late Renaissance, this collection reverberates with the enduring legacy and collective wisdom of multiple generations of storytellers. As both a festive treasure trove and a scholarly vault of narrative richness, The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time offers readers the rare opportunity to delve into a symphony of perspectives and styles. It is invaluable for those seeking the educational merit of classical themes interwoven with the variance of cultural storytelling traditions. This collection serves not only as a joyous immersion into the artful interplay of narrative voices but also as an invitation to partake in a broader dialogue around the timeless nature of Christmas tales.
Disponible depuis: 28/12/2023.
Longueur d'impression: 12190 pages.
