The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories
From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter
$31.07
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2021
Summary
The ultimate festive anthology of the best Christmas stories of all time, selected from around the world - and now in beautiful clothbound edition.
Truman Capote makes whisky-soaked fruitcake in Alabama; Laurie Lee slides across a frozen pond in Gloucestershire; and Shirley Jackson is outwitted by a wily Santa Claus at the bank. Ghosts haunt the Christmases of Muriel Spark and Elizabeth Bowen, while Dostoyevsky, Daphne du Maurier and Italo Calvino take a cynical view of the season and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241455654 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241455650 |
| Author: | Jessica Harrison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 188mm x 120mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Penguin Clothbound Classics |
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Critics Review
From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter, this greatest hits compilation also happens to be beautifully published. Inside you’ll find ghosts, miracles, grouchy curmudgeons and plenty of snow * Daily Mail Books of the Year *
Perfect for any looming Boxing Day boredom. The list of rather superior contributors includes the likes of Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Italo Calvino and Dylan Thomas * Herald Scotland Books of the Year *
About The Author
Jessica Harrison
Jessica Harrison (editor) is the editorial director of Penguin Classics UK.
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