The Santa's Great Treasure Chest: 450+ Christmas Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends: A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Gift of the Magi, Christmas-Tree Land, The Three Kings...

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson · Selma Lagerlöf · Charles Dickens · Mark Twain · Harriet Beecher Stowe · Martin Luther · Robert Louis Stevenson · William Shakespeare · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Max Brand · William Wordsworth · Carolyn Wells · Charles Mackay · John Addington Symonds · Sophie May · Louisa May Alcott · Henry Van Dyke · Arthur Conan Doyle · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Andrew Lang · Frances Ridley Havergal · Alphonse Daudet · William John Locke · Walter Scott · Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer · John Leighton · Booth Tarkington · Ralph Henry Barbour · Benito Pérez Galdós · Ruth McEnery Stuart · Alice Duer Miller · Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · Armando Palacio Valdés · William Morris · Anthony Trollope · Marcel Prévost · Rudyard Kipling · Beatrix Potter · Robert Herrick · Mary Hartwell Catherwood · Emily Dickinson · Bret Harte · Hamilton Wright Mabie · Meredith Nicholson · Lucas Malet · Ellis Parker Butler · Washington Irving · Isaac Watts · James Russell Lowell · Willa Cather · Nathaniel Hawthorne · James Whitcomb Riley · Thomas Nelson Page · O. Henry · Phillips Brooks · Saki · Cyrus Townsend Brady · William Makepeace Thackeray · Mary Stewart Cutting · Sarah Orne Jewett · François Coppée · Oliver Bell Bunce · Susan Coolidge · Samuel McChord Crothers · Maud Lindsay · Alice Hale Burnett · Walter Crane · André Theuriet · Amy Ella Blanchard · Isabel Cecilia Williams · Evaleen Stein · Nell Speed · Amanda M. Douglas · Edgar Wallace · George Wither · Booker T. Washington · Olive Thorne Miller · Margaret Sidney · William Douglas O'Connor · Vernon Lee · Anne Hollingsworth Wharton · Henry Vaughan · Eliza Cook · Kate Upson Clark · Ben Jonson · Ernest Ingersoll · Frank Samuel Child · Willis Boyd Allen · Georgianna M. Bishop · Edward Thring · F. L. Stealey · James Selwin Tait · Tudor Jenks · L. Frank Baum · C. N. Williamson · A. M. Williamson · J. M. Barrie · Eleanor H. Porter · Annie F. Johnston · Jacob A. Riis · S. Weir Mitchell · Elbridge S. Brooks · Edward A. Rand · W. H. H. Murray · Florence L. Barclay · E. T. A. Hoffmann · Harrison S. Morris · Robert E. Howard · Marjorie L. C. Pickthall · Sarah P. Doughty · Hans Christian Andersen · William Butler Yeats · Richard Watson Gilder · Lucy Maud Montgomery · Anton Chekhov · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · Mary Louisa Molesworth · Leo Tolstoy · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Cecil Frances Alexander · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · Margaret Deland · William Drummond · Robert Southwell · Reginald Heber · Alfred Lord Tennyson · George Macdonald · A. S. Boyd · Maxime Du Camp · Mary Austin · Juliana Horatia Ewing · Guy De Maupassant · Brothers Grimm · Clement Moore · Susan Anne Livingston · Ridley Sedgwick · Nora A. Smith · Phebe A. Curtiss · Nellie C. King · Lucy Wheelock · Aunt Hede · Frederick E. Dewhurst · Jay T. Stocking · Anna Robinson · Florence M. Kingsley · M. A. L. Lane · Elizabeth Harkison · Raymond Mcalden · F. E. Mann · Winifred M. Kirkland · Katherine Pyle · Grace Margaret Gallaher · Elia W. Peattie · F. Arnstein · James Weber Linn · Antonio Maré · Pedro A. De Alarcón · Jules Simon · Marion Clifford · E. E. Hale · Georg Schuster · Matilda Betham Edwards · Angelo J. Lewis · William Francis Dawson · Christopher North · Alfred Domett · Dinah Maria Mulock · James S. Park · Edmund Hamilton Sears · Edmund Bolton · C.s. Stone · Harriet F. Blodgett · John G. Whittier · Christian Burke · Emily Huntington Miller · Cyril Winterbotham · Enoch Arnold Bennett · John Punnett Peters · Laura Elizabeth Richards

Dec 2023 · Good Press

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The Santa's Great Treasure Chest: 450+ Christmas Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends represents an unparalleled assemblage of literary jewels, carefully curated to capture the essence and breadth of Christmas literature. Spanning centuries and encompassing a wide range of genres from poetry and carols to legends and novels this anthology celebrates the multifaceted nature of Christmas storytelling. The collection weaves together the traditional and the contemporary, the celebratory and the reflective, encapsulating the spirit of Christmas in its myriad forms. Standout pieces traverse the emotional landscape of the season, offering readers a panoramic view of Christmas through the ages and across cultures. The contributing authors and editors, hailing from diverse backgrounds and periods, bring a rich tapestry of voices to the anthology. From Dickens' quintessential Victorian Christmas to Andersen's poignant fairy tales, and from the reverent compositions of Isaac Watts to the pioneering realist narratives of Tolstoy and Chekhov, the collection underscores significant historical and cultural movements. It reflects the evolution of Christmas literature, showcasing how each era's social, political, and religious contexts have shaped storytelling traditions. This confluence of perspectives creates a unique narrative harmony, deepening our understanding of Christmas and its impact on the literary canon. For readers seeking to explore the depth and diversity of Christmas literature, The Santa's Great Treasure Chest offers an unrivaled opportunity. This anthology not only provides a compendium of festive stories but also serves as a lens through which the evolution of the holiday and its literature can be viewed. It invites readers to embark on a scholarly journey through the snow-draped landscapes of literary history, uncovering the myriad ways in which Christmas has inspired some of the greatest writers across time. Engrossing, enlightening, and profoundly moving, this collection is a must-have for anyone wishing to delve into the heart of Christmas storytelling.