The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter
By: Jessica Harrison
3.42
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive storie…
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1. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
By: Charles Dickens , Michael Slater
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here. 'Merry Christmas!...every idiot who goes abo… read more
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"It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when the Great Creator was a child himself."-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
"Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
"... Any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness!"-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
"The air was filled with phantoms... and... the misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power forever."-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
2. Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table
By: Nigel Slater
3.75
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once some… read more
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"I cannot go any further without mentioning my favourite biscuit of all time, now sadly, tragically, extinct. The oaty, crumbly, demerara notes of the long-forgotten Abbey Crunch will remain forever o…"-Nigel Slater, Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table
3. Nutcracker
By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, co… read more
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4. A Child's Christmas in Wales
By: Trina Schart Hyman , Dylan Thomas
3.80
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by Thomas in 1952. The st… read more
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5. The Gifts of Reading
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
In this luminous essay, Robert Macfarlane reflects on the unique emotional response resonance of bo… read more
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6. The Fir Tree
By: Hans Christian Andersen , Nancy Ekholm Burkert , None
4.03
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot a… read more
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7. A Christmas Memory
By: Truman Capote
3.27
Format: None pages, Audio CD
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's ru… read more
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8. A Christmas Carol
By: Charles Dickens
4.08
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled wit… read more
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"Hallo, my fine fellow!"-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
"God bless us, every one!"-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
"And how did little Tim behave?"-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
"Marley was dead: to begin with."-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
9. The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights
By: Bridget Collins
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the creators of The Haunting Season comes a dazzling collection of never-before-seen ghostly t… read more
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10. A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories
By: Georges Simenon
3.79
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
Seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret, George… read more
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11. Let the Light Pour In
By: Lemn Sissay
3.67
Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARA SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE BOOK TO G… read more
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12. The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter
By: Jessica Harrison
3.42
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive storie… read more
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16. A Scandinavian Christmas: Festive Tales for a Nordic Noël (Vintage Christmas Tales)
By: Hans Christian Andersen
3.37
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
Ranging from Hans Christian Andersen to Karl Ove Knausgaard, have yourself a Nordic noel with the v… read more
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17. La Vie: A Year In Rural France
By: John Lewis-Stempel
3.98
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
The roofs of red terracotta tiles, bleached-white walls, windows shuttered against the blaring sun.… read more
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18. Around the World in 80 Books
By: David Damrosch
3.63
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works … read more
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19. The Little Restaurant near Place des Ternes
By: Georges Simenon
3.42
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
It's the evening before Christmas in Paris. Dull and damp. A small restaurant, far from the most at… read more
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