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Round About the Christmas Tree Becky Brown

Round About the Christmas Tree By Becky Brown

Round About the Christmas Tree by Becky Brown


$19.49
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Summary

A sparkling collection of Christmas stories from our most loved authors, introduced by Ned Halley and featuring illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt.

Round About the Christmas Tree Summary

Round About the Christmas Tree: A Miscellany of Festive Stories by Becky Brown

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is introduced by Ned Halley and features charming illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt.

Round About the Christmas Tree is the perfect Christmas gift for booklovers as all facets of the festive season are represented here in one gorgeous volume. This anthology shows what an inspiration Christmas was for so many famous writers, whether it be a time for celebration, for family, or a chance to remember those in hardship. There are heart-warming stories from Charles Dickens and E. Nesbit, comic fun from G. K. Chesterton and Saki, touching whimsy from Hans Christian Andersen, and even crimes to solve from Arthur Conan Doyle.

About Becky Brown

The best Christmas stories from: William Makepeace Thackeray, Arthur Conan Doyle, Hans Christian Andersen, Washington Irving, Anthony Trollope, L. M. Montgomery, G. K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens, O. Henry, L. Frank Baum, J. M. Barrie, Louisa May Alcott, E. Nesbit, Thomas Hardy, William Dean Howells, Saki, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter - 1: Round About the Christmas Tree by W. M. Thackeray
  • Chapter - 2: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Chapter - 3: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson
  • Chapter - 4: Christmas Eve by Washington Irving
  • Chapter - 5: Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope
  • Chapter - 6: Christmas Inspiration by L. M. Montgomery
  • Chapter - 7: The Flying Stars by G. K. Chesterton
  • Chapter - 8: A Christmas Dinner by Charles Dickens
  • Chapter - 9: The Fir-Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
  • Chapter - 10: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
  • Chapter - 11: A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
  • Chapter - 12: The Ghost of Christmas Eve by J. M. Barrie
  • Chapter - 13: A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott
  • Chapter - 14: The Conscience Pudding by E. Nesbit
  • Chapter - 15: The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing by Thomas Hardy
  • Chapter - 16: Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells
  • Chapter - 17: A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens
  • Chapter - 18: Bertie's Christmas Eve by Saki
  • Chapter - 19: Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Chapter - 20: The Snow-Image by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Chapter - 21: A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky [trans. Garnett]
  • Chapter - 22: Christmas at Red Butte by L. M. Montgomery

Additional information

GOR009579803
9781509866564
1509866566
Round About the Christmas Tree: A Miscellany of Festive Stories by Becky Brown
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2018-09-06
360
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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