¡Acompáñanos a viajar por el mundo de los libros!
Añadir este libro a la estantería
Grey
Escribe un nuevo comentario Default profile 50px
Grey
Suscríbete para leer el libro completo o lee las primeras páginas gratis.
All characters reduced
OLD CHRISTMAS (Illustrated) - Warm-Hearted Tales of Christmas Festivities & Celebrations - cover

OLD CHRISTMAS (Illustrated) - Warm-Hearted Tales of Christmas Festivities & Celebrations

Washington Irving

Editorial: DigiCat

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Sinopsis

In "Old Christmas (Illustrated)," Washington Irving artfully weaves together a rich tapestry of holiday traditions celebrated in early 19th-century America. This enchanting collection of essays and stories encapsulates the warmth and nostalgia of Christmas through vivid descriptions and charming anecdotes. Irving's prose is imbued with a lyrical quality that transports readers to a bygone era, while his keen observations on the cultural significance of various customs illuminate the evolving nature of the festive season. The inclusion of illustrations further enhances the reader's experience, marrying text and imagery to evoke a sense of joy and merriment. Washington Irving, often hailed as one of America's first prominent fiction writers, drew inspiration from his own experiences and the rich folklore of his time. His affinity for storytelling and keen interest in the past are apparent in this work, which reflects his desire to preserve the vanishing traditions of Christmas. Irving's influence on subsequent holiday literature is profound, setting the stage for classic portrayals of the season, including those by Charles Dickens. "Old Christmas" is a must-read for anyone seeking to reconnect with the roots of the holiday spirit. It invites readers into a world where the joys of community, feasting, and celebration abound, making it an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone who cherishes the essence of Christmas.
Disponible desde: 27/12/2023.
Longitud de impresión: 54 páginas.

Otros libros que te pueden interesar

  • The Premature Burial - cover

    The Premature Burial

    Edgar Allan Poe

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Title: The Premature Burial 
    Author: Edgar Allan Poe 
    Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
    Original Publication: 1844 
    Public Domain: Yes 
    Series Placement: Number 37 in the Timeless Terrors series 
    Description: 
    The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the author’s most chilling meditations on fear — not of the supernatural, but of the terrible possibilities of life and death themselves. Blending meticulous realism with mounting horror, Poe explores the paralyzing dread of being buried alive, a fate all too plausible in an age before medical certainty. 
    As the narrator recounts true tales of premature interment and his own spiraling obsession with the grave, the story becomes both a psychological study and a reflection on humanity’s darkest anxieties. Poe’s prose traps the listener in a space between reason and terror — where the heart still beats beneath the coffin lid, and imagination becomes a tomb. 
    Narrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the suffocating tension and morbid fascination that make The Premature Burial one of Poe’s most enduring works of gothic dread. While the text itself is in the public domain, this narration is an original performance and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
    Part of Timeless Terrors, a series devoted to resurrecting the masters of the macabre, The Premature Burial stands as a timeless reminder that the truest horror lies not in monsters, but in the fragile boundary between consciousness and the grave.
    Ver libro
  • Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices The (Unabridged) - cover

    Lazy Tour of Two Idle...

    Charles Dickens

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters. Boasting two ghost stories from undisputed masters of the genre, it also uniquely demonstrates their glee in caricaturing themselves and one another-Collins assumes the identity of Thomas Idle (a born-and-bred idler) and Dickens that of Francis Goodchild (laboriously idle). Through their fictional counterparts, the men relentlessly satirize Dickens' maniacal energy and Collins' idleness. The result is an exuberant diary of a journey and a rare insight into one of literature's most famed and intriguing friendships.
    Ver libro
  • One Autumn Night - cover

    One Autumn Night

    Maxim Gorky

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    It's a touching tale of a young man who finds himself without shelter or food on a cold "Autumn Night" in Moscow. The strong opening lines of the narrator set the stage nicely: "Once in the autumn I happened to be in a very unpleasant and inconvenient position. In the town where I had just arrived and where I knew not a soul, I found myself without a farthing in my pocket and without a night's lodging."Scavenging for something to eat around the "steamship wharves," he encounters another poor wretch, the young woman, Natasha, in similar circumstance if for different reasons. Together they scrounge a loaf of bread and take refuge from the elements (a bitterly cold, freezing rain) under an upside down skiff. Here he learns a little of her circumstances, including how her face came to be marked up, although he could probably already guess that. Her abusive husband has thrown her out, leaving her with a somewhat low opinion of the male of the species: "What wretches all you men are! I'd burn you all in an oven; I'd cut you in pieces. If any one of you was dying I'd spit in his mouth, and not pity him a bit. Mean skunks! You wheedle and wheedle, you wag your tails like cringing dogs, and we fools give ourselves up to you, and it's all up with us! Immediately you trample us underfoot… Miserable loafers."Famous Novels of the author Maxim Gorky: Goremyka Pavel, Published in English as Orphan Paul, Foma Gordeyev, Three of Them,  Also translated as Three Men, The Mother, The Life of a Useless Man,  A Confession, Okurov City, The Life of Matvei Kozhemyakin, The Artamonov Business, Life of Klim Samgin.
    Ver libro
  • Wuthering Heights - cover

    Wuthering Heights

    Emily Brontë

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Wuthering Heights is a haunting story of passion, vengeance, and love that defies time and convention. Set amid the windswept moors of northern England, the tragic tale of Catherine and Heathcliff unfolds—a bond so intense it borders on the supernatural. Though their souls are inseparable, fate tears them apart, leaving a trail of obsession and madness. Can love be as destructive as it is powerful? The answer waits within the walls of Wuthering Heights.
    Ver libro
  • Short Christmas Stories - cover

    Short Christmas Stories

    Charles Dickens

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Charles Dickens was a major contributor to the romantic revival of Christmas traditions that occurred in the Victorian era. With their heart, humor and good morals, Dickens' Christmas stories have made the author's name synonymous with the season. Here we present four charming novellas to complete his series that began with "A Christmas Carol", with echoes of sleigh bells throughout. The stories include "The Chimes", "The Cricket on the Hearth", "The Battle of Life", and "The Haunted Man" - the perfect companion for the yearly celebrations. David Timson has directed, produced and read a great number of Naxos AudioBooks recordings, and is an authority on Dickens in particular.
    Ver libro
  • The Valley of Fear - cover

    The Valley of Fear

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard arrives to 221B Baker Street with a case: a Mr. John Douglas has been found murdered at a remote English manor.  
    As Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate, they uncover strange clues pointing to a shadowy secret society and a dark history that stretches across the Atlantic—all the way to a mining town in America. As the case deepens, so does the danger, testing the limits of both their wit and mettle.  
    The fourth and final of the Sherlock Holmes novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear was first serialized in Strand Magazine from September 1914 to May 1915.
    Ver libro