Christmas Stories

The Everyman's Library edition of Christmas Stories is filled with warm and historic Christmas shorts that will long be remembered for the list of thoughtfully selected authors and their wonderful contributions. You can not go wrong with an Everyman's Library selection. A perfect Christmas Gift for all.

Christmas Stories published by Everyman's Pocket Classic contains short stories that have stood the test of time and become classics in their own right. With twenty stories by authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (yes the Blue Carbuncle is a Christmas story), Charles Dickens (The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton), Leo Tolstoy (Where Love is, God is), O'Henry (A Chapparal Christmas Gift), Evelyn Waugh (Bella Fleace Gave a Party), or Truman Copote (A Christmas Memory), Christmas Stories is sure to have something for every reader. Other authors include Nikolai Gogol (The Night Before Christmas), Anthony Trollope (Christmas at Thompson Hall), Anton Chekhov (Vanka), Willa Cather (The Burglar's Christmas), Saki[H. H. Munro](Rginald's Christmas Revel), Vladimir Nabokov (Christmas), Damon Runyon (Dancing Dan's Christmas), Elizabeth Bowen (Green Holly), John Cheever (Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor), John Updike (The Carol Sing), Muriel Spark (Christmas Fugue), Grace Paley (The Loudest Voice), Alice Munro (The Turkey Season), and finally Richard Ford (Creche). Comedy, suspense, or a touch of the emotional, it's all here. If you want a book to carry with you on your holiday travels to fill in quieter momemts, Christmas Stories is the book for you. This would also make a terrific gift for anyone who loves the season. What a wonderful story collection. Peace