Résumé
"The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems - Illustrated" is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season.This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more. These stories and poems capture the spirit of Christmas through diverse voices, styles, and settings, offering readers a diverse and enriching experience.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 RabbitThe Life and Adventures of Santa ClausMark TwainA Letter from Santa ClausLouisa May AlcottA Country ChristmasCousin Tribulation's StoryWhat the Bell Saw and SaidTilly's ChristmasTessa's SurprisesKate's ChoiceThe Boys' Joke, And Who Got The Best Of ItThe Quiet Little WomanRosa's TaleA Christmas Dream and How It Came TrueA Christmas Turkey, And How It CameA 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 LagerlofA Christmas GuestThe Holy NightThe Legend of the Christmas RoseClement MooreThe Night Before ChristmasHenry van DykeThe Other Wise ManBeatrix PotterThe Tailor of GloucesterAnton ChehovVankaO. HenryThe Gift of the MagiChristmas by InjunctionWhistling Dick’s Christmas StockingA Chaparral Christmas GiftAn Unfinished Christmas StoryHesba StrettonThe Christmas ChildKenneth GrahameThe Wind in the WillowsRobert Louis StevensonChristmas at SeaMarkheimWinter TimeWalter 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 DayEugene FieldJest 'Fore ChristmasEmily DickinsonThe Savior must have been a docile GentlemanWilla CatherThe Burglar’s ChristmasArthur Conan DoyleThe Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleFyodor DostoyevskyA Christmas Tree and a WeddingJohann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Christmas-BoxWashington IrvingChristmasThe Stage-CoachChristmas EveChristmas DayThe Christmas DinnerGeorge MacDonaldChristmas Day and EverydayThe Christmas ChildChristmas MeditationA Christmas PrayerA Christmas CarolMy Uncle PeterMary’s LullabyChristmas-DayThe Gifts of the Child ChristThat Holy ThingChristmasChristmas Song of the Old ChildrenKing ColeA Song for ChristmasJames JoyceThe DeadSakiBertie’s Christmas EveWilliam ShakespeareSong of the HollyThe Gracious TimeHarriet Beecher StoweChristmas; or, The Good FairyThe First Christmas of New EnglandBetty’s Bright IdeaChristmas in PoganucOscar WildeThe Selfish Giant
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Né en 1812 et mort en 1870, Charles Dickens est l'un des romanciers anglais les plus populaires dans le monde entier. Issu d'une famille très modeste, Charles Dickens souffre beaucoup de sa condition. Ces difficultés seront la source d'inspiration de la plupart de ses oeuvres, dont les plus connues sont Les aventures de M. Pickwick, David Copperfield et Oliver Twist.
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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.
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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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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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Nicolas Gogol (1809-1852) est un des écrivains les plus importants de la littérature russe. Il est l’auteur de nouvelles célèbres dans le monde entier, comme LesSoirées du hameau, de pièces de théâtre, notamment Le Révizor. Son roman Les Âmes mortes est un chef d’œuvre universel.
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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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(1805-1875). Né au Danemark, Andersen est l'auteur de nombreux poèmes, romans et pièces de théâtre. Ce sont ses contes qui lui donneront la gloire, en 1835. D'abord destinés aux enfants, ils touchent un large public par leur poésie et par les thèmes universels qui s'en dégagent.
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Romancière suédoise, Selma Lagerlöf est née le 20 novembre 1858 à Märbacka, dans le Värmland (Suède). Elle exerce comme institutrice, puis rencontre en 1894 une écrivaine, Sophie Elkan, dont elle tombe amoureuse, et décide de se consacrer désormais entièrement à la littérature. Elle publie tout d'abord "La Saga de Gösta Berling" puis de nombreux romans et nouvelles, dont le très populaire "Merveilleux voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède". Elle est la première femme à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature en 1909. Elle est morte le 16 mars 1940.
Auteur(s) : Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, 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, Anton Chekhov
Caractéristiques
Editeur : Andrii Ponomarenko
Auteur(s) : Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, 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, Anton Chekhov
Publication : 30 octobre 2023
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Aucune (ePub)
Taille(s) : 3,67 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9786178366384