Publisher Description

A seasonal anthology of Christmas-themed writings to savour during the highs and lows of Christmas Day.A seasonal anthology of Christmas-themed writings to savour during the highs and lows of Christmas delightful anthology-described in Gyles Brandreth's introduction as "a plumpudding stuffed with good things"-offers an array of writers, both old and new,who have expressed their thoughts about Christmas with joy, nostalgia, grumpiness,and wit. Devour in one sitting, or savor at your leisure through the long winter Christmas includes selections from Charles Dickens, William Sandys, DeborahBull, C.S. Lewis, Saint Bonaventure, Clement A. Miles, Robert Benchley, QuentinCrisp, the Koran, Queen Victoria, Anthony Trollope, Francis Kilvert, Samuel Pepys,Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jerome K. Jerome, Edmond de Goncourt, Mrs Beeton, KathyLette, Paul Fournier, Anton Chekhov, Charles Dudley Warner, Sue Townsend,O. Henry, Suhel Seth, Saki, Ali Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, HenryLawson, Guy de Maupassant, Will Self, and P.G. Wodehouse.

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An unusual and varied anthology that contains both contemporary and classic writers on the festive season.

Review

"One of the best stocking-filler books of 2017."
* Guardian *
"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."   * Evening Standard *
"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

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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.

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"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

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