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An Evergreen Christmas: Treasured Classics for the Yuletide Season
From Dickens to Yeats, An Evergreen Christmas brings together twenty-nine stories and songs from some of the world's most beloved writers in a beautiful and timeless new collection. Whether you're circled around the fire with family, searching for the perfect gift for a friend, or simply in pursuit of the best holiday reading, An Evergreen Christmas perfectly captures the essence of the yuletide season. This treasury is sure to warm your heart and light up your holiday season with stories from beloved authors including world-renowned literary A thoughtfully curated collection of treasured stories, An Evergreen Christmas captures the spirit of the holiday season through classic works celebrated by generations past and generations to come.
- GenresChristmas
256 pages, Hardcover
Published October 11, 2022
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Charles Dickens
12.9k books31.6k followersCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
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December 4, 2022
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A beautiful volume of poems and short stories from long ago that celebrate the spirit of Christmas.
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A beautiful volume of poems and short stories from long ago that celebrate the spirit of Christmas.
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December 26, 2022
A lovely collection of mostly delightful stories, poems, and carols. I read it starting a day or two after Thanksgiving--just one story/poem/etc. per day.
It's a great way to discover what sorts of stories you like!
It's a great way to discover what sorts of stories you like!
December 27, 2022
"A Country Christmas" by Louisa May Alcott. Slightly silly and the romance is a leetle uncomfortable to my modern sensibilities, but the aesthetic is pure New England Christmas nostalgia and the hero pretty much looks like Grizzly Adams, so folks I'm not knocking it...
Altogether very quaint and wholesome.
Altogether very quaint and wholesome.
January 3, 2023
This book holds many great stories, poetry and even Christmas carols written by some of the most famous authors: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Clement Moore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Hans Christian Anderson among the few.
It's a very enjoyable read for the holiday season and I recommend it highly.
I purchased this book from Amazon
It's a very enjoyable read for the holiday season and I recommend it highly.
I purchased this book from Amazon
December 30, 2022
A collection of poems and short stories about Christmas by various authors.
Such a sweet addition to any Christmas/ Advent reading. It would be so good to read as a family or alone. I loved the poems and short stories. I loved that some a well known. My girls liked them as well.
Such a sweet addition to any Christmas/ Advent reading. It would be so good to read as a family or alone. I loved the poems and short stories. I loved that some a well known. My girls liked them as well.
November 10, 2022
Evergreen Christmas is a wonderful collection of stories. I loved reading these short stories. This ebook would be wonderful for someone who only has a short amount of time to read. Here is a summary of some of my favorites. Tilly’s Christmas - what a beautiful story the man overhearing the children talk and leaving special presents on their doorstep Christmas morning. Johnnies Christmas going to grandmas house was fun going home was not. A Visit from St. Nicholas Everyone loves the night before Christmas recitation. Clorindas Gifts she sends a letter about her life, offering forgiveness for a wrong and she found the meaning of giving of herself.A Christmas Turkey and how it came by Louisa Mae Alcott story said people are very gentle and kind at Christmastime. I love all the stories that use all the words of song Such as Little town of Bethlehem. Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe by Elizabeth Harrison was such a beautiful story of a little girl wishing for a toy who finds happiness and joy in a little bird who finds a place out of the cold in the wooden shoe.
January 2, 2024
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This is a compilation of excerpts from classic holiday tales, poems and hymn lyrics perfect for your seasonal reading during Christmas.
I recommend it for the busy holidays. Grab a moment for yourself and dip in and out of it whenever you need some downtime.
This is a compilation of excerpts from classic holiday tales, poems and hymn lyrics perfect for your seasonal reading during Christmas.
I recommend it for the busy holidays. Grab a moment for yourself and dip in and out of it whenever you need some downtime.
December 15, 2025
A sweet Christmas collection of short stories and poems. Some of my favorites were those by L.M. Montgomery
February 19, 2025
An evergreen Christmas is a beautiful collection of Christmas short-stories, poems by authors like: Lucy Maud Montgomery, O. Henry, Louisa May Alcoot, Anne Bronte, Henry W. Longfellow...
Tilly's Christmas by Louisa May Alcott was one of my favorite. Tilly is a sweet girl living with her mother struggling to make ends meet but her story reminds us the importance of kindness. "He can give you one thing, Tilly the pleasure of doing good. That is one of the sweetest thing in life and the poor can enjoy it as well as the rich."
I also like Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a poem written during the Civil War for his son.
It was also a pleasure to readThe gift of the Maggi by O. Henry again this year!
I received a copy of this book and this is an honest review.
Tilly's Christmas by Louisa May Alcott was one of my favorite. Tilly is a sweet girl living with her mother struggling to make ends meet but her story reminds us the importance of kindness. "He can give you one thing, Tilly the pleasure of doing good. That is one of the sweetest thing in life and the poor can enjoy it as well as the rich."
I also like Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a poem written during the Civil War for his son.
It was also a pleasure to readThe gift of the Maggi by O. Henry again this year!
I received a copy of this book and this is an honest review.
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