The Best Classics for Christmas - 650 Timeless Masterpieces of World Literature & Christmas Classics to Read During the Holidays

Edgar Allan Poe, George Eliot, Benito Pérez Galdós, William Shakespeare, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Herman Melville, Alexandre Dumas, Bram Stoker, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, L. Frank Baum, Emily Brontë, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Niccolò Machiavelli, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henrik Ibsen, Wilkie Collins, D. H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marcus Aurelius, Laozi Laozi, Kate Chopin, James Fenimore Cooper, Frederick Douglass, William Makepeace Thackeray, Laurence Sterne, George MacDonald, Lewis Wallace, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Keats, William Dean Howells, Honoré de Balzac, Émile Zola, Henry Fielding, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Baudelaire, Theodor Storm, Sun Tzu, H. P. Lovecraft, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mary Shelley, Ivan Turgenev, G. K. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Rabindranath Tagore, W. B. Yeats, Kahlil Gibran, Kakuzo Okakura, Hermann Hesse, E. M. Forster, Plato, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol, Arthur Conan Doyle, C. S. Lewis, Inazo Nitobe, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Victor Hugo, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cao Xueqin, L. M. Montgomery, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dante, Apuleius, Thomas Hardy, Válmíki, Jack London, Kalidasa, Jules Verne, Soseki Natsume, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Miguel de Cervantes, Leo Tolstoy, Gaston Leroux, Princess Der Ling, John Milton, George Weedon Grossmith, Stendhal, Confucius, Voltaire, Gustave Flaubert, Homer Homer

Summary

'The Best Classics for Christmas' presents an exquisite anthology that stitches together the rich tapestries of world literature under the festive, reflective theme of Christmas. This collection spans a variety of literary styles, from the tragic to the comedic, the poetic to the prose-rich, capturing the spirit of Christmas through the ages and across cultures. It uniquely combines timeless works from esteemed authors, offering readers an unparalleled insight into the ways this festive season has influenced literary expression. The anthology is a microcosm of diverse and significant contributions, from the haunting eloquence of Gothic tales to the bright optimism of Victorian novels, all echoing the thematic symphony of yuletide sentiments. The contributing authors and editors, ranging from Shakespeare to Tagore, and from Austen to Fitzgerald, bring an incredible depth of cultural and historical perspectives. Their collective works signify various literary movements—from Romanticism to Modernism, each enriching the anthology with unique views on life, society, and humanity during the Christmas season. By exploring these varied literary landscapes, readers gain an expansive view of the cultural significance of Christmas, discovering how this holiday has been a potent muse across different epochs and locales. 'The Best Classics for Christmas' is a treasure trove for any literature lover or cultural historian. It invites readers to traverse the globe and leap across centuries from the comfort of their reading nooks, exploring an array of emotional and intellectual responses to Christmas. This anthology not only makes for a delightful holiday read but also serves as an important educational tool, illuminating the historical and literary nuances of the festive season. Readers are encouraged to delve into this rich literary feast, which provides not just entertainment, but a profound collective reflection on one of the world's most cherished holidays.

Available since: 12/17/2020.

Print length: 49686 pages.

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