This seasonal compendium collects together poems, short stories,
and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the
English language. Like Charles Dickens's ghosts of Christmas Past
and Present, they are representative of times old and new--from
John Donne's Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Benjamin
Zephaniah's "Talking Turkeys," from Thomas Tusser counting the cost
of a Tudor feast to P. G. Wodehouse's wry story about Christmas on
a diet. Enjoy a Christmas Day as described by Samuel Pepys, Anthony
Trollope, George Eliot, or Nancy Mitford. Venture out into the snow
in the company of Jane Austen, Henry James, and Dickens's Mr.
Pickwick. Entertain the children with the seasonal tales of Dylan
Thomas, Kenneth Grahame, and Oscar Wilde.
General
Imprint: |
British Library Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2018 |
Authors: |
British Library
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7123-5276-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-7123-5276-7 |
Barcode: |
9780712352765 |
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