Classic Tales of Christmas

Celebrate the joy of Christmas with these classic holiday stories and poems. This collection features more than 20 stories and poems celebrating Christmas, including works from esteemed authors such as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and Hans Christian Andersen. With favorites such as O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” and L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, this elegant leather-bound volume will hold a special place on your bookshelf, sure to be enjoyed during the Christmas season, or at any time of the year. The complete list of stories included: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True," Louisa May Alcott "A Kidnapped Santa Claus," L. Frank Baum "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Clement Clarke Moore "Betty’s Bright Idea," Harriet Beecher Stowe "Clorinda’s Gifts," Lucy Maud Montgomery "Tessa’s Surprises," Louisa May Alcott The Battle of Life, Charles Dickens "The Beggar Boy at Christ’s Christmas Tree," Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Chimes, Charles Dickens "The Christmas Gift that Came to Rupert: A Story for Little Soldiers," Bret Harte "The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road," Lucy Maud Montgomery The Cricket on the Hearth, Charles Dickens "The Fir Tree," Hans Christian Andersen "The First Christmas of New England," Harriet Beecher Stowe "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, Charles Dickens The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, L. Frank Baum "The Little Match Girl," Hans Christian Andersen "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," E. T. A. Hoffman "The Story of the Other Wise Man," Henry van Dyke "The Three Kings," Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Tilly’s Christmas," Louisa May Alcott