The Oxford Book of Christmas Stories
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Book Overview
Published last year to great acclaim, this superb treasury of 30 seasonal tales, 10 of which were written especially for this collection, is now available in paperback.
The traditional Christmas characters and customs that children know and love are all here -- Grandfather Frost, Mr. Pickwick, The Snowman, carol-singing, and the birth of Jesus -- along with some more contemporary themes. Authors include Shirley Jackson, Laurie Lee, Charles Dickens and Sue Townsend ("Adrian Mole's Christmas").
The traditional Christmas characters and customs that children know and love are all here -- Grandfather Frost, Mr. Pickwick, The Snowman, carol-singing, and the birth of Jesus -- along with some more contemporary themes. Authors include Shirley Jackson, Laurie Lee, Charles Dickens and Sue Townsend ("Adrian Mole's Christmas").
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192781243
ISBN13:9780192781246
Release Date:November 1988
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:8 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 3 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A unique and wonderful collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
An absolutly wonderful book filled with a wide assortment of festive tales. Both old and new, happy and sad, heartwarming and bone chilling. The illustrations are fantastic, and I highly recommend this to anyone.
Roman Ghosts and A Typically English Christmas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I love this book. It is not the Christmas Carol/Night Before Christmas/ Twelve Best-Loved Carols Collection, but a thoughtful, joyful selection of stories that reveal the best about a living Christmas in modern Britain. This book is like a cup of tea on a snowy evening in London as the lamps go on across the road and late shoppers hurry by outside. If you like England and Christmas you will enjoy this book. Most appropriate for young adults and adults.
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