Series: Vintage Christmas Tales

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. From helpful elves to an enchanting Nutcracker, rediscover the German Christmas tales behind our most iconic festive traditions. A Daily Express Book of the Year Eine fröhliche Weihnachten -- A Merry Christmas -- made all the more joyful with these literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus,...

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from Italy, from the publishers of A Scandinavian Christmas and A German Christmas. Buon Natale—A Merry Christmas—made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty...

A Scandinavian Christmas invites you to immerse yourself in a Nordic Noël through a collection of the very best Scandinavian Christmas tales, ranging from the timeless works of Hans Christian Andersen to the contemporary stories of Karl Ove Knausgaard. Experience a truly Scandinavian Christmas filled with visions and prophecies seen in dark, mysterious woods. Encounter toys and trees that come...

A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from France, from the publishers of A Scandinavian Christmas, A German Christmas, and An Italian Christmas. Joyeux Noël! Merry Christmas! These festive stories welcome Christmas à la française—delicious, chic, and unexpected. Sparkling Parisian streets, opulent feasts, wandering orphans, kindly monks, oysters, bonbons, flickering desire, and more than a little wine—this collection of stories...