The Essential Christmas Collection: 30 Classic Christmas Stories, 25 Christmas Poems, and 75 Christmas Carols (Illustrated)

The Essential Christmas Collection: 30 Classic Christmas Stories, 25 Christmas Poems, and 75 Christmas Carols (Illustrated)

The Essential Christmas Collection: 30 Classic Christmas Stories, 25 Christmas Poems, and 75 Christmas Carols (Illustrated)

The Essential Christmas Collection: 30 Classic Christmas Stories, 25 Christmas Poems, and 75 Christmas Carols (Illustrated)

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Overview

*Includes nearly 600 full length pages of stories and poems by Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, Lord Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and more
*Includes the lyrics to 75 Christmas Carols, including classics like O Holy Night and Silent Night
*Illustrated with over a dozen Christmas-related pictures, including trees, the Nativity Scene, Santa Claus, historical depictions of the holiday, and more.
*Includes a Table of Contents for every story, poem, and carol.

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim.

Christmas has been popular for centuries, and it only continues to get more popular today, with Christmas season extending months in advance of December 25. And though much has been written of Christmas, its exact origins are still mysterious. Historians are unsure what date Jesus was born on, or whether Christmas Day coincides with previous pagan holidays.

Regardless, Christmas is always the perfect time for holiday cheer, and reading classic Christmas stories and poems. This edition of 30 Christmas Stories, 25 Christmas Poems, and 75 Christmas Carols includes works by Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, Lord Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and countless more. It also includes a Table of Contents and is illustrated with over a dozen Christmas-related pictures, including trees, the Nativity Scene, Santa Claus, historical depictions of the holiday, and more.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013438347
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication date: 12/02/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 331,140
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

About The Author
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington
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