CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: 650 Timeless Masterpieces of World Literature & Christmas Classics to Read During the Holidays

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Stendhal · Jules Verne · Gustave Flaubert · Lewis Carroll · Theodor Storm · Henrik Ibsen · Charles Dickens · Plato · Honoré de Balzac · Mark Twain · Harriet Beecher Stowe · Rabindranath Tagore · Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Walt Whitman · Niccolò Machiavelli · Oscar Wilde · Robert Louis Stevenson · James Fenimore Cooper · Edgar Allan Poe · William Shakespeare · Giovanni Boccaccio · Confucius, · George MacDonald · Bram Stoker · Charlotte Brontë · Emily Brontë · Henry David Thoreau · Jack London · Henry James · Louisa May Alcott · Victor Hugo · Arthur Conan Doyle · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Joseph Conrad · Jane Austen · Herman Melville · George Eliot · Laurence Sterne · Thomas Hardy · Jonathan Swift · Edith Wharton · Benito Pérez Galdós · Daniel Defoe · Henry Fielding · Alexandre Dumas · Rudyard Kipling · William Dean Howells · Kalidasa · Marcel Proust · Washington Irving · Willa Cather · Nathaniel Hawthorne · Homer · Gaston Leroux · Charles Baudelaire · William Makepeace Thackeray · Voltaire · Kate Chopin · Apuleius · John Milton · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · Frederick Douglass · Laozi · John Keats · James Joyce · Kahlil Gibran · Kakuzo Okakura · Soseki Natsume · Princess Der Ling · L. Frank Baum · H. G. Wells · W. B. Yeats · J. M. Barrie · G. K. Chesterton · T. S. Eliot · L. M. Montgomery · C. S. Lewis · D. H. Lawrence · E. M. Forster · H. P. Lovecraft · F. Scott Fitzgerald · Marcus Aurelius · Friedrich Nietzsche · Lewis Wallace · Ivan Turgenev · Anton Chekhov · Leo Tolstoy · Nikolai Gogol · George Bernard Shaw · Miguel de Cervantes · Mary Shelley · Cao Xueqin · Emile Zola · Válmíki · Bankim Chandra Chatterjee · Elizabeth von Arnim · Herman Hesse · Dante · Pedro Calderon de la Barca · Sun Tzu · Inazo Nitobé · George Weedon Grossmith · Willkie Collins

Dec 2023 · Good Press

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CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS showcases an unprecedented gathering of stories, essays, and excerpts from novels that span centuries, continents, and a kaleidoscope of human experiences. This anthology brings together the works of over seventy literary luminaries, from ancient poets like Homer and Confucius to modernist masters such as James Joyce and T.S. Eliot. At its core, the collection celebrates the timeless value of storytelling, highlighting themes of family, faith, struggle, and redemption that resonate deeply during the holiday season. Each piece, whether its a tale of introspection by Tolstoy or a ghost story by Dickens, contributes to an eclectic mix that underscores the breadth and depth of literary expression. The range of styles, from the poetic to the prosaic, the fantastical to the realistic, ensures a rewarding experience for every reader, no matter their taste. The contributing authors and editors, drawn from a rich tapestry of cultural and literary backgrounds, represent the pinnacle of literary achievement in their respective eras. This collection not only spans geographical boundaries, encompassing Western authors like Shakespeare and Dante to Eastern voices such as Tagore and Cao Xueqin, but also traverses a wide array of literary movements. The blending of Romanticism, Realism, the Enlightenment, and Modernism, among others, allows for a dynamic exploration of human nature and society. Their collective wisdom, encapsulated within the pages of this anthology, offers a unique lens through which to examine lifes enduring questions and the very essence of the holiday spirit. CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS is an essential addition to any literary enthusiasts collection, offering a rare and enriching convergence of voices that speak to the heart of the holiday season and beyond. Readers are invited to traverse time and tradition, to celebrate the diversity and the unity of human expression. This anthology stands as a testament to the power of literature to transcend boundaries, to inspire and to console. It is a beacon of hope, love, and reflection that burns brightly amidst the cold of winter, making it the perfect companion for quiet holiday evenings.