Description
A seasonal anthology of Christmas-themed writings to savour during the highs and lows of Christmas Day. This delightful book offers a diverse array of classic and contemporary writers who have expressed their thoughts about Christmas over the centuries - with joy, nostalgia and dazzling wit. Includes selections from Dostoevsky, Truman Capote, A.A. Milne, Jerome K Jerome, and modern day diarists, this beautiful volume is as full of delight and nostalgia as Christmas itself.
Perfect Christmas gift. An unusual and varied anthology containing both classic and contemporary writers on Christmas. High-profile Introduction writer Gyles Brandreth with popular appeal.
About the Author
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show a regular on Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries and the No 1 best-seller The 7 Secrets of Happiness.
Reviews
"This compact little book, handsomely produced, includes some enterprising choices, ranging from the Koran to Ali Smith, and concluding with an essay by P.G. Wodehouse, 'Just What I Wanted,' that was published in Vanity Fair in 1915 but remains perfectly apposite today." -"The Best Christmas Books of 2017," Evening Standard (UK)
"One of the best stocking-filler books of 2017." -The Guardian (UK)
"On Christmas, a Notting Hill anthology of yuletide essays from contributors as varied as Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, and Anton Chekhov, has a crimson binding vivid enough to toast the retinas like holiday chestnuts. This is obviously a publisher that likes to have fun." -Danny Heitman, The Weekly Standard
"On Christmas: A Seasonal Anthology offers something for everyone...packing in a range of old and new voices, motley viewpoints and diverse modes of writing...this charming little book hits the spot." -Malcolm Forbes, Star Tribune
"A perfect stocking stuffer for readers is this slim, hardback anthology of superb stories of and about Christmas...it's certain to please any lover of great literature." -Bayou Catholic Monthly
Book Information
ISBN 9781910749685
Author Gyles Brandreth
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Notting Hill Editions
Publisher Notting Hill Editions
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 190mm * 120mm * 15mm
Perfect Christmas gift. An unusual and varied anthology containing both classic and contemporary writers on Christmas. High-profile Introduction writer Gyles Brandreth with popular appeal.
About the Author
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show a regular on Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries and the No 1 best-seller The 7 Secrets of Happiness.
Reviews
"This compact little book, handsomely produced, includes some enterprising choices, ranging from the Koran to Ali Smith, and concluding with an essay by P.G. Wodehouse, 'Just What I Wanted,' that was published in Vanity Fair in 1915 but remains perfectly apposite today." -"The Best Christmas Books of 2017," Evening Standard (UK)
"One of the best stocking-filler books of 2017." -The Guardian (UK)
"On Christmas, a Notting Hill anthology of yuletide essays from contributors as varied as Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, and Anton Chekhov, has a crimson binding vivid enough to toast the retinas like holiday chestnuts. This is obviously a publisher that likes to have fun." -Danny Heitman, The Weekly Standard
"On Christmas: A Seasonal Anthology offers something for everyone...packing in a range of old and new voices, motley viewpoints and diverse modes of writing...this charming little book hits the spot." -Malcolm Forbes, Star Tribune
"A perfect stocking stuffer for readers is this slim, hardback anthology of superb stories of and about Christmas...it's certain to please any lover of great literature." -Bayou Catholic Monthly
Book Information
ISBN 9781910749685
Author Gyles Brandreth
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Notting Hill Editions
Publisher Notting Hill Editions
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 190mm * 120mm * 15mm
