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Vintage Christmas Tales
A Holiday Anthology
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This anthology suits readers who enjoy classic Christmas literature and timeless holiday stories. It appeals to those seeking a festive collection that blends nostalgia with family-friendly tales, ideal for both young readers and adults wishing to revisit seasonal favourites.
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Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology is a collection of short stories and novels by some of the most popular storytellers of the last two centuries, meant to capture and celebrate the joy of the holiday.
In L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, as well as its sequel A Kidnapped Santa Claus, we see the origins of Santa Claus in the Forest of Burzee, growing from infancy into adulthood. Anna Alice Chapin and Glen MacDonough's Babes in Toyland brings together several characters from various Mother Goose nursery rhymes to create the exciting adventure of two children, Alan and Jane, in the titular Toyland. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco is a wondrous children's tale about a beloved toy bunny come to life; and of course, there is the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, the ghost story to end all ghost stories that follows the conversion of one cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve.
With these stories and many more, Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology is a collection that features tales of love, family, and the spirit of giving for readers young and old. Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology is a celebration of the joyous holiday reimagined for modern readers.
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Vintage Christmas Tales
Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology is a collection of short stories and novels by some of the most popular storytellers of the last two centuries, meant to capture and celebrate the joy of the holiday. In L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, as well as its sequel A Kidnapped Santa Claus, we see the origins...Hardback$7600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9781513138589
Publisher: West Margin Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 November 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: West Margin Press
Illustration: Illustrations
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Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 616
About the Author
This collection features the work of a dozen storytellers spanning over a hundred years. Among the most acclaimed are: Washington Irving, who was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe; Alexander Dumas, one of the most universally read French authors; John Kenderick Bangs, who influenced the creation and recognition of the Bangsian fantasy genre; and Zona Gale who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921.
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