Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories

Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories - Paperback

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Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories - Paperback

Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories - Paperback

$16.95
$16.95

Book Overview

by Julia Livshin (Editor)

To help stoke the Christmas spirit and provide a respite from the annual blizzard of commercialism and family obligations, these twenty tales offer a heartwarming and enlightening look at Christmas from the perspective of some of America's most gifted and well-loved writers of the early twentieth century and before.

Some celebrate traditional Yuletide sentiments while others present surprising twists on the Christmas theme or portray alluring characters involved in unexpected circumstances. Many take place in America, but some are set on foreign soil, such as in Italy and the Arctic. A wide range of social situations is represented (i.e., not all are about New York socialites discovering the true meaning of Christmas), and not every one has a conventional happy ending, but all offer compelling and original insights into the human condition within the context of Christmas.

There are well-known tales of love and sacrifice such as O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" but also more obscure stories from other celebrated but perhaps less-well-known authors. Writers represented include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jack London, Frank Stockton, Mary Agnes Tincker, Robert Grant, Edward Eggleston, Sarah Orne Jewett, Bret Harte, and many others. This compact collection of Christmas literary gems is a perfect gift and will be a treasure for years to come.

Author Biography

Julia Livshin is a staff editor at the Atlantic Monthly, where she evaluates fiction and nonfiction works submitted for publication. She is a graduate of Duke University and received her MA from Harvard. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1 x 8.92 x 5.02 IN
Publication Date: November 04, 2014
ISBN9781493007479
PublisherLyons Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2014
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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