Length334h 36m

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Classics for Christmas gathers more than 180 novels, tales, poems, and carols into a capacious seasonal archive, tracing Christmas through sentiment, satire, domestic realism, fairy tale, fantasy, moral fable, and lyric devotion. Its range moves from fireside narratives and children's literature to social observation and supernatural wonder, while illustrations deepen the volume's evocation of Victorian and international holiday culture. Familiar touchstones of Christmas transformation, winter enchantment, charitable feeling, and communal ritual stand alongside less frequently encountered seasonal pieces. The contributors represent an extraordinary nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century constellation of British, American, Scandinavian, Russian, and continental writers. Novelists, poets, folklorists, and illustrators collectively illuminate the period in which Christmas was reshaped as a modern literary and cultural institution. Romantic nature poetry, Victorian domestic fiction, realist social conscience, folklore, and the developing traditions of children's fantasy converge here, revealing how seasonal writing could address poverty, faith, memory, family, national custom, and imaginative escape. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both a festive companion and a substantial literary resource. Its abundance invites comparison across genres, nations, and generations, allowing readers to encounter celebrated classics beside rediscovered voices. As an anthology, it offers an instructive panorama of Christmas imagination and a rich dialogue between popular tradition, literary artistry, and changing social ideals.

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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length334 hrs 36 mins
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Publish dateDec 1, 2016
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Collected Early Writings (Annotated)
2CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: 180+ Novels, Christmas Tales, Poems & Carols in One Volume (Illustrated)
3Novels
4Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum)
5YOUTH
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61. Burzee
72. The Child of the Forest
83. The Adoption
94. Claus
105. The Master Woodsman
116. Claus Discovers Humanity
127. Claus Leaves the Forest
13MANHOOD
141. The Laughing Valley
152. How Claus Made the First Toy
163. How the Ryls Colored the Toys
174. How Little Mayrie Became Frightened
185. How Bessie Blithesome Came to the Laughing Valley
196. The Wickedness of the Awgwas
207. The Great Battle Between Good and Evil
218. The First Journey with the Reindeer
229. "Santa Claus!"
2310. Christmas Eve
2411. How the First Stockings Were Hung by the Chimneys
2512. The First Christmas Tree
26OLD AGE
271. The Mantle of Immortality
282. When the World Grew Old
293. The Deputies of Santa Claus
30Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth)
31CHAPTER I. THE WHITE CASTLE.
32CHAPTER II. IN THE FIR-WOODS.
33CHAPTER III. THE MYSTERIOUS COTTAGE.
34CHAPTER IV. FAIRY HOUSEKEEPING.
35CHAPTER V. THE STORY OF A KING'S DAUGHTER.
36CHAPTER VI. THE STORY OF A KING'S DAUGHTER
37CHAPTER VII. A WINDING STAIR AND A SCAMPER.
38CHAPTER VIII. THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.
39CHAPTER IX. A COMMITTEE OF BIRDS.
40CHAPTER X. A SAIL IN THE AIR.
41CHAPTER XI. THE EAGLES' EYRIE.
42CHAPTER XII. A VISION OF CHRISTMAS TREES.
43I HOW JOHN HENRY OVERHOLT SAT ON PANDORA'S BOX
44II HOW A MAN AND A BOY FOUNDED THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE
45III HOW THEY MADE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW
46IV HOW THERE WAS A FAMINE IN THE CITY
47V HOW THE CITY WAS BESIEGED AND THE LID OF PANDORA'S BOX CAME OFF
48VI HOW A SMALL BOY DID A BIG THING AND NAILED DOWN THE LID OF THE BOX
49VII HOW A LITTLE WOMAN DID A GREAT DEED TO SAVE THE CITY
50VIII HOW THE WHEELS WENT ROUND AT LAST
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