Résumé
Anthology of Christmas Stories is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for the reader in your life. This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and warm family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.Contents:Charles DickensA Christmas CarolThe ChimesG.K. ChestertonA Christmas CarolL.M. MontgomeryThe Red RoomA Christmas MistakeA Christmas InspirationThe Josephs’ ChristmasAunt Cyrilla’s Christmas BasketThe Osbornes’ ChristmasBertie’s New YearIda’s New Year CakeThe Christmas Surprise at Enderly RoadClorinda’s GiftsThe Falsoms’ Christmas DinnerThe Unforgotten OneChristmas at Red ButteUncle Richard’s New Year’s DinnerL. Frank BaumA Kidnapped Santa ClausLittle Bun RabbitMark TwainA Letter from Santa ClausLouisa May AlcottA Merry ChristmasLeo TolstoyA Russian Christmas PartyHenry Wadsworth LongfellowChristmas BellsThe Three KingsNikolai GogolChristmas EveWilliam Dean HowellsChristmas EverydayThe Pony Engine and the Pacific ExpressJoseph Rudyard KiplingChristmas in IndiaElizabeth HarrisonLittle Gretchen and the Wooden ShoeJohn MiltonOn the Morning of Christ's NativityHans Christian AndersenThe Fir TreeThe Little Match GirlSelma LagerlofThe Holy NightClement MooreThe Night Before ChristmasHenry van DykeThe Other Wise ManBeatrix PotterThe Tailor of GloucesterAnton ChehovVankaO. HenryThe Gift of the MagiHesba StrettonThe Christmas ChildKenneth GrahameThe Wind in the WillowsRobert Louis StevensonChristmas at SeaWalter ScottChristmas In The Olden TimeAlfred TennysonRing out, wild bellsAbbie Farwell BrownThe Christmas AngelAnthony TrollopeChristmas at Thompson HallThomas HardyThe OxenWilliam Butler YeatsThe MagiWilliam Makepeace ThackerayThe Mahogany TreeCharles KingsleyChristmas DayElla Wheeler WilcoxChristmas FanciesC. W. StubbsTwas Jolly, Jolly WatEugene FieldJest 'Fore ChristmasPaul Laurence DunbarA Christmas FolksongWilliam Topaz McGonagallA Tale of Christmas EveEmily DickinsonThe Savior must have been a docile Gentleman
Auteur
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Charles Dickens was an English novelist and social critic known for creating iconic fictional characters. He is considered one of the greatest Victorian-era novelists. His works, such as "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," and "Great Expectations," are frequently adapted and evoke images of early Victorian London. Dickens drew inspiration from his own experiences, including his father's imprisonment for debt. He began his career as a journalist and writer in his early twenties, and his unique style and humor quickly gained him fame. Dickens was also known for his philanthropy and advocacy for social issues. He made a trip to the United States and Canada in 1842 and expressed his condemnation of slavery. Dickens's novels often depicted the struggles of the poor and disadvantaged, challenging societal norms and advocating for change. Despite some criticism of his sentimentality, Dickens's popularity remained strong, and he is regarded as one of the greatest British novelists. He left a lasting legacy, with museums and festivals dedicated to his life and works.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), dont le véritable nom est Samuel Langhorne Clemens, est né dans la Missouri. Orphelin de père à l'âge de douze ans, il exerce plusieurs métiers : typographe, rédacteur dans un journal, pilote de bateau à vapeur sur le Mississipi. Ne voulant pas se battre au côté des sudistes pour le maintien de l'esclavage, il s'enfuit vers les montagnes du Névada et devient chercheur d'or. A partir de 1864, il exerce l'activité de reporter à San Francisco et se déplace en Europe en tant que correspondant de presse. Romancier, humoriste et essayiste, il décrira avec réalisme et sévérité la société américaine.
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet known for her novel "Little Women" and its sequels. Raised in New England by transcendentalist parents, she grew up among intellectuals such as Emerson and Thoreau. Alcott began receiving critical success in the 1860s and sometimes used pen names to write lurid stories for adults. "Little Women" was well-received and remains popular today, adapted into plays, films, and TV shows. Alcott was also active in reform movements like temperance and women's suffrage. She died from a stroke just two days after her father's death. Alcott's early life was shaped by her father's strict views on education and her mother's desire to redress wrongs done to women. Poverty forced Alcott to work from an early age, and writing became her creative outlet. She served as a nurse during the Civil War and wrote about her experiences in "Hospital Sketches." Alcott achieved further success with "Little Women" and its sequel "Good Wives." She died at the age of 55, leaving behind a legacy as a feminist and influential author.
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer from an aristocratic family. He took part in the Crimean war and after the defense of Sevastopol wrote The Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6), which established his literary reputation. He is the author, among many other works, of War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), often cited as pinnacles of realistic fiction.
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Romancier et auteur dramatique, Nicolas Gogol (1809-1852) est l’auteur d’une œuvre immense qui a profondément et durablement bouleversé la littérature russe.
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John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day.
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Hans Christian Andersen était un romancier, dramaturge, conteur et poète danois, célèbre pour ses nouvelles et ses contes de fées, écrits dès 1835. On lui doit plusieurs récits célèbres, dont Le Stoïque Soldat de plomb, La Bergère et le Ramoneur, La Reine des neiges, La Princesse au petit pois, La Petite Fille aux allumettes, La Petite Sirène, ou Le Vilain Petit Canard.
Il est traduit dans plus de cent langues et demeure l’un des conteurs les plus populaires.
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Selma Lagerlöf était une auteure suédoise. D’abord institutrice, elle a ensuite abandonné l’enseignement et s’est lancée dans l’écriture. Son œuvre la plus connue est Le Merveilleux voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède (1906-1907).
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Écossais bon teint issu dune grande famille de laristocratie, Kenneth Grahame, né en 1859 et mort en 1932, fut secrétaire de la Banque dAngleterre, mais surtout, en littérature, le seul alter ego crédible de Lewis Carroll. Orphelin élevé par sa grand-mère, gamin sauvage en dépit dune carrière brillante dans la finance, il a laissé avec Le Vent dans les saules un classique à part entière traduit dans presque toutes les langues.
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Né en Ecosse, Walter Scott (1771-1832) est poète, romancier et historien. Il est considéré comme l'inventeur du roman historique. Il a exercé en France une influence considérable sur les auteurs romantiques.
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Anthony Trollope est l’un des romanciers britanniques les plus célèbres et les plus prolifiques de l’époque victorienne. Il a laissé une œuvre considérable de près de soixante nouvelles et romans. Quelle époque ! est considéré comme son chef-d’œuvre par un grand nombre de critiques.
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Écrivain britannique naturaliste né le 2 juin 1840 à Stinsford, Dorchester (Royaume-Uni), mort le 11 janvier 1928 dans la même ville.
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William Thackeray, né à Calcutta en 1811, est élevé en Angleterre dans les règles aristocratiques, mais des revers de fortune le contraignent bientôt à gagner sa vie. Journaliste à Paris puis à Londres, il oublie une série d'articles sur les snobs anglais dans la revue Punch, qui le rend célèbre et lui donne l'inspiration de son roman fleuve, La Foire aux vanités (1847). Le jumeau britannique de Balzac, il est également l'auteur des Mémoires de Barry Lyndon (1844), adapté au cinéma par Stanley Kubrick. Sa fine observation des mœurs de son époque et sa peinture de la société georgienne, puis victorienne, feront le succès de sa littérature. Il meurt prématurément, à la veille de Noël 1863.
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Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, one of the most popular books in American children's literature. He wrote thirteen Oz sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and scores of other works; 55 novels, 82 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, as well as many miscellaneous writings.
Auteur(s) : Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nicolas Gogol, William Dean Howells, Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Harrison, John Milton, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlöf, Clement Moore, Henry van Dyke, Beatrix Potter, O. Henry, Hesba Stretton, Kenneth Grahame, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Alfred Tennyson, Abbie Farwell Brown, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy, William Butler Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, C. W. Stubbs, Eugene Field, Paul Laurence Dunbar, William Topaz McGonagall, Emily Dickinson, L. Frank Baum, Anton Chekhov
Caractéristiques
Auteur(s) : Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nicolas Gogol, William Dean Howells, Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Harrison, John Milton, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlöf, Clement Moore, Henry van Dyke, Beatrix Potter, O. Henry, Hesba Stretton, Kenneth Grahame, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Alfred Tennyson, Abbie Farwell Brown, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy, William Butler Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, C. W. Stubbs, Eugene Field, Paul Laurence Dunbar, William Topaz McGonagall, Emily Dickinson, L. Frank Baum, Anton Chekhov
Publication : 17 novembre 2022
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Aucune (ePub)
Taille(s) : 2,4 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9786177938636
