The Man Who Forgot Christmas & The Boy Who Found Christmas (Adventure Classics)
Two Classic Christmas Adventure Tales of Memory, Redemption, and WonderBy Max Brand
Length5h 1m
About this audiobook
The Man Who Forgot Christmas and The Boy Who Found Christmas bring together two adventure narratives in which danger, displacement, and moral awakening are refracted through the emotional symbolism of the holiday. Max Brand's vigorous prose, swift plotting, vivid physical action, and sharply drawn reversals reflect the traditions of popular adventure fiction while also granting them a fable-like dimension: Christmas becomes a test of memory, loyalty, generosity, and human renewal. The pairing is especially effective because it juxtaposes forgetfulness with discovery, suggesting that the season's meaning is not merely inherited but actively recovered through experience and courageous choice. These compact tales occupy the fertile border between juvenile literature, sentimental Christmas story, and the action-centered romance for which Brand was renowned. Max Brand was the principal pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), an exceptionally prolific American writer whose novels and stories helped shape twentieth-century western and adventure fiction. Educated in literature and philosophy, Faust possessed both a scholar's awareness of narrative tradition and a popular writer's instinct for pace, conflict, and memorable character. His work frequently explores identity, redemption, isolation, and the possibility of moral transformation—concerns particularly suited to Christmas fiction. These stories reveal his ability to adapt the conventions of pulp-era storytelling to a seasonal framework without sacrificing momentum or psychological appeal. Readers interested in classic adventure, vintage Christmas literature, and the broader history of American popular fiction will find this volume rewarding. It offers accessible excitement alongside humane reflection, making it suitable for both younger readers and adults revisiting the moral imagination of holiday storytelling. Together, the tales provide an engaging introduction to Brand's versatility and to the enduring narrative power of Christmas as a symbol of rediscovered compassion.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, General Fiction
Length5 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Christmas Novels Collection (Illustrated Edition)
13The Boy Who Found Christmas
2I. A FRESH START
14I. THE LAND OF NO WORK
3II. WITH A TWIG
15II. THE QUESTION
4III. WHITE VS. YELLOW
16III. I MEET THE JUDGE
5IV. GOOD SAMARITANS
17IV. THE JUDGE CONFIDES IN ME
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6V. VICARIOUS VIRTUES
18V. THE LADY IN FURS
7VI. CHAPEL'S CHANGE OF HEART
19VI. GETTING INSIDE
8VII. ENTER MARSHAL GAINES
20VII. I SEE SANTA CLAUS
9VIII. LOUIS'S LETTER
21VIII. IN THE GARDEN
10IX. LEADEN SOLDIER
22IX. UNDERGROUND WORK
11X. A MAN WHO FORGOT CHRISTMAS
23X. THE OPEN ROAD
12XI. THE GREATEST GIFT
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