Books with title Christmas stories

A selection of Christmas stories by Charles Dickens, the most widely read English novelist. The stories featured in this collection were written in early Victorian era Britain when it was experiencing a nostalgic interest in its forgotten Christmas traditions, and at the time when new customs such as the Christmas tree and greeting cards were being introduced. This is a large print edition offering text printed in fot size 14.

ContentsThe kid hangs up his stocking -- Is there a Santa Claus? -- The Crogans' Christmas in the snowshed -- The old town -- His Christmas gift -- The snow babies' Christmas -- Jack's sermon -- Merry Christmas in the tenements -- What the Christmas sun saw in the tenements -- Nibsy's Christmas -- The little dollar's Christmas journey -- Little Will's message -- The burgomaster's Christmas.It was Christmas-eve over on the East Side. Darkness was closing in on a cold, hard day. The light that struggled through the frozen windows of the delicatessen store, and the saloon on the corner, fell upon men with empty dinner-pails who were hurrying homeward, their coats buttoned tightly, and heads bent against the steady blast from the river, as if they were butting their way down the street. It's not a children's book, more a social criticism. It is wonderfully written though.

Excerpt from Christmas StoriesThe clock in the West Side Boys' Lodging house ticked out the seconds Of Christmas eve as slowly and methodically as if six fat turkeys were not sizzling in the basement kitchen against the morrow's spread, and as if two-score boys were not racking their brains to guess what kind of pies would go with them. Out on the avenue the shop keepers were barring doors and windows, and shout ing Merry Christmas! To one another across the street as they hurried to get home. The drays ran over the pavement with muffled sounds; winter had set in with a heavy snow-storm. In the big hall the monotonous click of checkers on the board kept step with the clock. The smothered exclamations Of the boys at some unexpected, bold stroke, and the scratching of a little fellow's pencil on a slate, trying to figure out how long it was yet till the big dinner, were the only sounds that broke the quiet Of the room. The superintendent dozed behind his desk.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories…This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness of mankind, these tales explore the true meaning of Christmas and revel in the joyful season of goodwill. Imbued with a moral message, Dickens’s writing gives a voice to the plight of working-class families during a period of social and political change in Victorian England.With such tales as ‘The Chimes’, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’ and ‘What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older’, this is a beautiful collection for Dickens fans, and a wonderful companion for all those who cherish ‘A Christmas Carol’.

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!This book contains the complete novels of Charles Dickens in the chronological order of their original publication.- A Christmas Carol- The Chimes - The Cricket on the Hearth - The Battle of Life- The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain The Christmas Stories:- A Christmas Tree - What Christmas is as we Grow Older- The Poor Relation's Story - The Child's Story- The Schoolboy's Story- Nobody's Story - The Seven Poor Travellers - The Holly-Tree - Wreck of the Golden Mary- The Perils of Certain English Prisoners - Going into Society- A Message From the Sea- Tom Tiddler's Ground - Somebody's Luggage - Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings- Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy - Doctor Marigold - Mugby Junction - No Thoroughfare

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!This book contains the complete novels of Charles Dickens in the chronological order of their original publication.- A Christmas Carol- The Chimes - The Cricket on the Hearth - The Battle of Life- The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain The Christmas Stories:- A Christmas Tree - What Christmas is as we Grow Older- The Poor Relation's Story - The Child's Story- The Schoolboy's Story- Nobody's Story - The Seven Poor Travellers - The Holly-Tree - Wreck of the Golden Mary- The Perils of Certain English Prisoners - Going into Society- A Message From the Sea- Tom Tiddler's Ground - Somebody's Luggage - Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings- Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy - Doctor Marigold - Mugby Junction - No Thoroughfare