Santa's Christmas Library (ePub)

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400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated) (Sprache: Englisch)

Autoren: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Max Brand , Mary Louisa Molesworth , mehr...

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Santa's Christmas Library' is a literary mosaic encompassing a wide range of styles and themes, curated with a discerning eye for storytelling excellence and thematic profundity. The anthology brilliantly showcases the diversity of its impressive roster, with contributions from luminaries such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, and Tolstoy, weaving through the realms of drama, poetry, fiction, and philosophy. Its rich tapestry promises readers an exploration of Christmas through various lenses - from the joyously celebratory to the introspectively reflective, making significant inroads into understanding the multifaceted nature of the holiday season and its impact on the human spirit. The contributing authors, a veritable who's who of literary history, bring to the collection an unparalleled depth of cultural, historical, and philosophical insights. Figures such as Harriet Beecher Stowe and Booker T. Washington provide narrative gravitas, infusing the anthology with themes of social justice and the transformative power of kindness and generosity. Through their collective works, one discerns the nuanced tapestry of Christmas, touching upon its religious, societal, and emotive resonances. This cross-disciplinary anthology is emblematic of diverse historical and cultural iterations of the holiday season, tracing its evolution across time and geographies. 'Santa's Christmas Library' is thus an essential volume for both aficionados of literature and students of cultural history, offering a unique prism through which to examine the essence of Christmas. It invites readers to journey across epochs and borders, to rediscover the quintessence of Christmas through a symphony of literary greats. Each story, poem, and essay enriches the reader's understanding, rendering this collection a treasured compendium for those seeking to delve deeper into the yuletide spirit, its historical roots, and its myriad expressions across the globe.

Autoren-Porträt von Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Max Brand, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Cecil Frances Alexander, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Margaret Deland, William Drummond, Robert Southwell, Reginald Heber, Alfred Tennyson, William Wordsworth, George Macdonald, A. S. Boyd, Maxime Du Camp, Mary Austin, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Guy de Maupassant, Brothers Grimm, Clement Moore, Susan Anne Livingston, Ridley Sedgwick, Carolyn Wells, Selma Lagerlof, Nora A. Smith, Phebe A. Curtiss, Nellie C. King, Lucy Wheelock, Aunt Hede, Frederick E. Dewhurst, Jay T. Stocking, Anna Robinson, Florence M. Kingsley, Charles Mackay, M. A. L. Lane, Elizabeth Harkison, Raymond Mcalden, F. E. Mann, Winifred M. Kirkland, Katherine Pyle, Grace Margaret Gallaher, Elia W. Peattie, F. Arnstein, James Weber Linn, John Addington Symonds, Antonio Maré, Pedro A. de Alarcón, Jules Simon, Marion Clifford, E. E. Hale, Georg Schuster, Matilda Betham Edwards, Angelo J. Lewis, William Francis Dawson, CHRISTOPHER NORTH, Sophie May, Alfred Domett, Dinah Maria Mulock, James S. Park, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Edmund Bolton, C. S. Stone, Harriet F. Blodgett, John G. Whittier, Christian Burke, Emily Huntington Miller, Louisa May Alcott, Cyril Winterbotham, Enoch Arnold Bennett, John Punnett Peters, Henry Van Dyke, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Andrew Lang, Selma Lagerlöf, Frances Ridley Havergal, Alphonse Daudet, William John Locke, Walter Scott, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Booth Tarkington, Benito Pérez Galdós, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Armando Palacio Valdés, William Morris, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Marcel Prévost, Rudyard Kipling, Beatrix Potter, Robert Herrick, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Emily Dickinson, Bret Harte, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Meredith Nicholson, Mark Twain, Lucas Malet, Isaac Watts, James Russell Lowell, James Whitcomb Riley, Thomas Nelson Page, O. Henry, Phillips Brooks, Saki, William Makepeace Thackeray, Sarah Orne Jewett, Harriet Beecher Stowe, François Coppée, Oliver Bell Bunce, Susan Coolidge, Samuel McChord Crothers, Maud Lindsay, Alice Hale Burnett, Walter Crane, André Theuriet, Amy Ella Blanchard, Isabel Cecilia Williams, Martin Luther, Evaleen Stein, Amanda M. Douglas, Edgar Wallace, George Wither, Booker T. Washington, Olive Thorne Miller, Vernon Lee, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Henry Vaughan, Eliza Cook, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kate Upson Clark, Ben Jonson, Ernest Ingersoll, Frank Samuel Child, Willis Boyd Allen, Georgianna M. Bishop, Edward Thring, F. L. Stealey, James Selwin Tait, Tudor Jenks, William Shakespeare, L. Frank Baum, C. N. Williamson, A. M. Williamson, J. M. Barrie, Eleanor H. Porter, Annie F. Johnston, Jacob A. Riis, Elbridge S. Brooks, Edward A. Rand, Florence L. Barclay, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Harrison S. Morris, Robert E. Howard, Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, Sarah P. Doughty, Hans Christian Andersen, William Butler Yeats, Richard Watson Gilder, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anton Chekhov

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer who towered as one of the great literary figures of the nineteenth century. Nobel Laureate in Literature (1903), Bjørnson was an influential poet, dramatist, and novelist, whose works have left a lasting imprint on Norwegian culture. He is considered as one of the 'Great Four' Norwegian writers, alongside Henrik Ibsen, Alexander Kielland, and Jonas Lie. His literary style was rooted in the National Romantic movement, which sought to develop a distinctive Norwegian literary voice as part of the country's move towards independence from Sweden. Bjørnson's most famous works include the epic poem 'Arnljot Gelline', the historical play 'Sigurd Slembe', and the novel 'The Fisher Maiden' (translated as 'The Bridal March & One Day'). His penchant for weaving social issues, national identity, and moral dilemmas into his works made his literature resonate with both the personal and the political spheres of life. He was not just an author but also an influential public figure, advocating for political reforms and the rights of the Norwegian language. Although 'Santa's Christmas Library' is mentioned, it is likely this title does not align with Bjørnson's well-documented body of work, and it may be a misattribution or a lesser-known piece not referenced typically in scholarly discussions of his literary contributions.